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Cock Wood

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

50.97986, 0.68929

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Jackdaw +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Jackdaw +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lesser Celandine · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug +169 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug +169 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 172Cycling route
Named routeRef 172National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route42 m
Named routeRef 2Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route346 m
Named routeRef 2Length 346 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route46 m
Named routeRef 2Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route92 m
Named routeLength 92 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cock Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Rye town wallsHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Town SaltsUrban park4.6 km→✦Rye CastleHistoric site4.7 km→✦Ypres Tower and part of Rye Town WallHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Gun GardenUrban park4.7 km→✦The Land GateHistoric site4.4 km→

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