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Deanland Wood

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome17 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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
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7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Pedunculate Oak, Strawberry Clover +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hornbeam, Sweet Chestnut, Pedunculate Oak +120 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +10 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +10 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 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
Regional Route 90Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Deanland Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Deanland Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉ARLINGTON RESERVOIRNature reserve4.3 km→🌱Upper Dicker Children's ParkUrban park2.6 km→✦Michelham PrioryHistoric site3.5 km→✦Moated site in Moat Wood, 580m east of Halland Park FarmHistoric site4.6 km→⛪East Hoathly ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦Medieval moated site and Tudor ruins, Laughton PlaceHistoric site4.9 km→

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