Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dartford Warbler, Woodlark, Hobby +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Woodlark, Hobby +67 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Holly, Bracken, Bell Heather +18 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Marmalade Hoverfly, Athous haemorrhoidalis +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Marmalade Hoverfly, Athous haemorrhoidalis +14 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot)Walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Forest Way (Sussex)Walking route
🚴Cycling
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Route 21Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Main RouteCycling route14 m
🐴Horse riding
15 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Cotchford Lanebridleway · 835 m
Poohsticks Bridgebridleway · 6 m
Cotchford Lanebridleway · 197 m
Cotchford Lanebridleway · 477 m
Cotchford Lanebridleway · 98 m
Wildlife to spot
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