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Furzefield Shaw

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.00410, -0.27245

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Field Maple, Dilated Scalewort, Lords-and-Ladies +86 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Field Maple, Dilated Scalewort, Lords-and-Ladies +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Ramsons, Wild Strawberry +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Glow-worm, Ivy Bee +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Glow-worm, Ivy Bee +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Red RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Pedlars WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 223Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route94 m
Named routeRef 223Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 223Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 223Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Coppicing, Northfield Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Coppicing, Northfield Wood

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🌱Leonardslee GardensUrban park2.1 km→✦LEONARDSLEEHistoric site2.1 km→✦SEDGWICK PARKHistoric site4 km→🌱The SpaUrban park1.3 km→🌱The SpaUrban park1.3 km→🌱Camelia Kitchen GardenUrban park1.4 km→

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