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Compton Wood

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

50.84556, 0.11141

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hogweed +31 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup, Bramble +269 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Jackdaw, Barn Owl +26 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Jackdaw, Barn Owl +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Alfriston Clergy House to The Long Man of Wilmington, AlfristonWalking route6.9 km
Named routeLength 6.9 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Alfriston Clergy House to Berwick Church, AlfristonWalking route5.1 km
Named routeLength 5.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

19 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
Regional Route 90Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Egrets WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
ESCC Route 310 proposed cycle routeCycling route
Named route
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 90Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Old Coach Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.3 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.3 kmSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wheat field overlooking Compton Wood

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wheat field overlooking Compton Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Firle ParkUrban park1.4 km→🐄Drusillas ParkVisitor farm4.4 km→✦FIRLE PLACEHistoric site1.3 km→🐄Squirrel monkeysVisitor farm4.4 km→🐄LlamasVisitor farm4.5 km→🦉ARLINGTON RESERVOIRNature reserve4.8 km→

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