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Birch Wood - Conifer woodland

3 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.06267, 0.44416

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 124m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Mountain biking

Named MTB route nearby: Family Cycle Route

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Play TrailWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal 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
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km
Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m
Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 18Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath to Lady Oak Lane

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Lady Oak Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SCOTNEY CASTLEHistoric site4.2 km→✦BEDGEBURY NATIONAL PINETUMHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Scotney CastleUrban park4.1 km→🌱Bedgebury National PinetumUrban park1.6 km→🌱National Trust Scotney Castle EstateUrban park4.1 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park4.4 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

💧

Bedgebury VC Reservoir

In front of VC

Not High (England Use Only)1.3 km→
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BDG Pinetum Upper (Leaky Lake)

Next one on from BDG VC

Not High (England Use Only)1.5 km→
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Waterfall Dam

Behind Park House, BDG

1.6 km→

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