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Chingley Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHorses
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.08200, 0.41401

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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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
Horse riding

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 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
The Old Carriage Waypublic footpath · 218 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 218 mSurface groundPath type: track
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Cycling

7 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 route187 m
Named routeRef 18Length 187 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.5 km
Named routeRef 18Length 9.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route969 m
Named routeRef 18Length 969 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 18Length 2.8 kmNational 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

A21 through Nursery Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A21 through Nursery Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SCOTNEY CASTLEHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Scotney CastleUrban park1.2 km→✦BEDGEBURY NATIONAL PINETUMHistoric site3 km→🌱Bedgebury National PinetumUrban park2.7 km→🌱National Trust Scotney Castle EstateUrban park1.3 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park1.4 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Bedgebury VC Reservoir

In front of VC

Not High (England Use Only)2.6 km→
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BDG Pinetum Upper (Leaky Lake)

Next one on from BDG VC

Not High (England Use Only)2.7 km→
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BDG Pinetum Lower

BDG - Between Leaky Lake & Marshall's Lake

Not High (England Use Only)2.8 km→

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