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Clay's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.02908, 0.25865

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Beech, Common Sorrel +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Cuckooflower, Sweet Vernal-grass +161 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

16 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 route321 m
Named routeRef 21Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route732 m
Named routeRef 21Length 732 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 21Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Limekiln Wood

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Limekiln Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱King Georges's Playing Fields ParkUrban park900 m→✦ROTHERFIELD HALLHistoric site4.4 km→⛪St Dunstan's ChurchReligious grounds900 m→🌽Garden PlotsAllotments1.1 km→🌱Millennium GreenUrban park3.2 km→🌱Five AshesUrban park3.9 km→

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