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Bushy Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

50.93421, 0.04039

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Meadowsweet, Blackthorn +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hazel, Prickly Sow-thistle, Meadowsweet +204 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hazel, Prickly Sow-thistle, Meadowsweet +204 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Hawker, Scarce Chaser, Willow Emerald Damselfly +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Scarce Chaser, Willow Emerald Damselfly +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dallas Lanepublic footpath · 1.3 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.3 kmSurface groundPath type: track
Dallas Lanepublic footpath · 191 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 191 mPath type: unclassified
🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Offham - Lewes Town Centre (ESCC Cycle Route 306)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cooksbridge - Lewes Riverside (ESCC Cycle Route 307)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ditchling - Cooksbridge (ESCC Cycle Route 206)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
ESCC Route 310 proposed cycle routeCycling route
Named route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dallas Lanebridleway · 83 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 83 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wood Field

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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