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Downlands Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

50.92942, 0.09062

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Meadow Coral, Snowy Waxcap, Crazed Cap +12 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Meadow Coral, Snowy Waxcap, Crazed Cap +12 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Alder, Hornbeam, Bracken +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Bramble, Sweet Chestnut +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
ESCC Route 310 proposed cycle routeCycling route
Named route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track, Downlands Wood

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track, Downlands Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱Horsted Green ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Uckfield Millennium GreenUrban park2.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.5 km→🌱West Park Local Nature ReserveUrban park5 km→🌱Finger post fieldUrban park3.7 km→🌱Selby MeadowsUrban park4.1 km→

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