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Five Acre Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.06931, 0.54452

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Song Thrush, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Song Thrush, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Overleaf Pellia, Dotted Thyme-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss +63 more · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Volinus sticticus, Ernobius mollis, Euophryum confine +35 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Volinus sticticus, Ernobius mollis, Euophryum confine +35 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Conocephalum conicum, Great Scented Liverwort

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m
Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 18Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 18Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath past a pond in Five Acre Wood

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath past a pond in Five Acre Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Dunstan's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→🐄Cranbrook Farm Shop & NurseryVisitor farm2.2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.5 km→🌱Town MeadowUrban park2.7 km→🦉CRANE VALLEYNature reserve2.8 km→🌱Hope FarmUrban park4 km→

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