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Brock Wood

✦ Ancient woodland71 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome71 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Firecrest, Raven, Nightingale +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Firecrest, Raven, Nightingale +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Wall Screw-moss +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Apricot Club, Golden Waxcap +22 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Apricot Club, Golden Waxcap +22 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Nitrous Bonnet, Deceptive Earthtongue, Scarlet Caterpillarclub +2 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Ironmaster's Walk, BatemansWalking route3.2 km

Longstanding tradition claims that Bateman's was built by a Wealden ironmaster. It is difficult now to appreciate that Burwash was ever anything other than a village, but the Normans saw the growth of small scale iron production that lasted 4 centuries.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Kipling's Puck Walk Around the Bateman's Countryside, BatemansWalking route4 km

Home of author & poet Rudyard Kipling. The 300 acres of countryside around the house influenced works such as Puck of Pook's Hill, Rewards & Fairies and many poems. Uncover the landscape that inspired his work. Mostly flat with one steep gradient & stiles

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 21Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route70 m
Named routeRef 21Length 70 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route732 m
Named routeRef 21Length 732 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route490 m
Named routeRef 21Length 490 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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