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Chapel Shaw

✦ Ancient woodland199 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome199 ha

Getting here

50.98393, 0.25500

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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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Overleaf Pellia, Common Feather-moss +258 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Lily Beetle, Hornet, White-legged Damselfly +54 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Dandelion +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Newnham Waypublic footpath · 266 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 266 mPath type: residential
The Twittenpublic footpath · 43 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 43 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
The Twittenpublic footpath · 117 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 117 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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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 route14 m
Named routeRef 21Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route280 m
Named routeRef 21Length 280 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route70 m
Named routeRef 21Length 70 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

20 public paths nearby

Public paths
Marklye Lanebridleway · 545 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 545 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Marklye House

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Marklye House

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🌱Heathfield & Waldron (Millennium Green)Urban park1.1 km→✦HEATHFIELD PARKHistoric site2.2 km→🌱King Georges's Playing Fields ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Five AshesUrban park3.2 km→

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