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Birch Wood - Conifer woodland

18 ha

📷 Ian Hawfinch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Four Counties 160m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Lowland heathland priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot)Walking route
Named routeRef AF-CVLocal walking route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 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 route44 m
Named routeRef 21Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route76 m
Named routeRef 21Length 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route23 m
Named routeRef 21Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m
Named routeRef 21Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Scene in Old Lodge Nature Reserve

📷 Ian Hawfinch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Scene in Old Lodge Nature Reserve

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉OLD LODGE, NUTLEYNature reserve100 m→🌱Village GreenUrban park4.1 km→🌱Fairwarp Recreation GroundUrban park4.1 km→✦King's StandingHistoric site1.3 km→✦Crowborough Forge, 160m south-east of Forest Lodge CottageHistoric site4.2 km→✦Cotchford Forge, 160m SSE of Ryecroft FarmHistoric site3.3 km→

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