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Forge Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Forge Wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

50.98104, 0.37117

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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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Bramble, Procumbent Yellow-sorrel +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dandelion, Daisy, Spear Thistle +190 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ironmaster's Walk, BatemansWalking route3.2 km

Longstanding tradition claims that Bateman's was built by a Wealden ironmaster. It is difficult now to appreciate that Burwash was ever anything other than a village, but the Normans saw the growth of small scale iron production that lasted 4 centuries.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Kipling's Puck Walk Around the Bateman's Countryside, BatemansWalking route4 km

Home of author & poet Rudyard Kipling. The 300 acres of countryside around the house influenced works such as Puck of Pook's Hill, Rewards & Fairies and many poems. Uncover the landscape that inspired his work. Mostly flat with one steep gradient & stiles

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths

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Wildlife to spot

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Forge Wood

📷 Wikipedia · Forge Wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

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✦BATEMANSHistoric site1.1 km→✦BRIGHTLING PARKHistoric site3 km→⛪Church of Christ the KingReligious grounds2 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→⛪St Philip's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→

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