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Cattle Wood

✦ Ancient woodland33 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

50.90298, 0.31456

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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 — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Cuckooflower, Bluebell +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Blackthorn, Garlic Mustard +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
Studdens Lanepublic footpath · 782 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 782 mPath type: track
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Cycling

32 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
The Cuckoo TrailCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route111 m
Named routeRef 21Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route195 m
Named routeRef 21Length 195 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 21Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Scrip Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Scrip Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HERSTMONCEUX CASTLE AND PLACEHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Hellingly Country Park (Roebuck Park)Urban park3.8 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park1.6 km→🌱Beeston's OrchardUrban park3.7 km→✦Herstmonceux CastleHistoric site4 km→✦Herstmonceux CastleHistoric site4.1 km→

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