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Great Wood

✦ Ancient woodland28 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

50.98489, -0.03411

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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 — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Pedunculate Oak, Creeping Buttercup +244 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle +29 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Glow-worm, Syritta pipiens +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Glow-worm, Syritta pipiens +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 72 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Walk To Bluebell Railway, Sheffield ParkWalking route900 m
Named routeLength 900 mDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Tolls Walk, Sheffield ParkWalking route2.2 km
Named routeLength 2.2 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Earls Walk, Sheffield ParkWalking route3.4 km

The southern section of this trail (through Ironsgate Mead) seasonally floods, so an alternate dry route has been suggested.

Named routeLength 3.4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Clearwater Lanepublic footpath · 791 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 791 mPath type: unclassified
Clearwater Lanepublic footpath · 312 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 312 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rocky Lane Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Burgess Hill - Haywards Heath Eastern Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 20 Crawley - Pyecombe (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Great Wood viewed from opposite hillside

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Great Wood viewed from opposite hillside

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SHEFFIELD PARKHistoric site3.7 km→🦉CHAILEY COMMONNature reserve1.4 km→🌱Reedens MeadowsUrban park3.1 km→🌱Lindfield CommonUrban park4.5 km→🌱Forest FieldsUrban park3.4 km→🐄Heaven Farm ShopVisitor farm4.7 km→

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