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Gill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.01115, 0.53054

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Green-winged Orchid +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White-legged Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +45 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White-legged Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

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

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route7.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 7.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface 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

House Field

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

House Field

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦A quadrangular castle and its landscaped setting, an associated millpond, medieval crofts and cultivation earthworks, and a World War II pillbox at BodiamHistoric site1.3 km→✦Romano-British site S of Bodiam BridgeHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Great DixterUrban park4.6 km→🌱Hurst Green ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱High GardenUrban park4.7 km→🌱Vegetable GardenUrban park4.7 km→

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