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Cumberspark Wood

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.00216, -0.81779

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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
  • 📍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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bell Heather, Cross-leaved Heath, Dodder +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Minotaur Beetle +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Minotaur Beetle +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Rowan, Blackthorn, Red Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
New Lipchis WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Woolbeding, River Rother and Midhurst Walk, South Downs WestWalking route4.8 km

Woolbeding Estate is a countryside gem, near Midhurst. Take in the beauty of the parkland. Follow the River Rother, edged with ancient trees. Pass a poplar plantation & hear the sounds of the weir before returning to the main street for its cafe's & pubs.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Woolbeding Landscapes Walk, Sussex WestWalking route8.8 km

This is a gentle circular walk taking in wildlife, riverside views, and wide open landscapes. Easy going underfoot, some stiles and slopes.

Named routeLength 8.8 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Bepton to MidhurstCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stedham to MidhurstCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 288 Cocking to Midhurst (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 288National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Rother Lanebridleway · 391 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 391 mPath type: track
Cumber's Lanerestricted byway · 465 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 465 mSurface unpavedPath type: path
Brier Lane (Track)byway open to all traffic · 924 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 924 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Cumber's Lanerestricted byway · 1.2 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.2 kmSurface dirtPath type: path
Cumber's Lanerestricted byway · 272 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 272 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Intensive farming near Trotton

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Intensive farming near Trotton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉IPING COMMONNature reserve2.2 km→✦Three bowl barrows on Trotton CommonHistoric site1.9 km→✦Bowl barrow on Trotton Common, 500m south of Trotton NurseriesHistoric site1.9 km→✦Roman road across Iping Common and bowl barrow 180m north west of Fitzhall Lodge: part of Fitzhall Heath round barrow cemeteryHistoric site2.3 km→✦Mansio at Weston's FarmHistoric site3.2 km→✦Woolbeding BridgeHistoric site4.4 km→

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