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Grey's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 PAUL FARMER · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.00528, 0.16892

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Golden Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Nitrous Bonnet +29 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Golden Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Nitrous Bonnet +29 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Silver Birch, Gorse, Holly +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Sweet Chestnut, Common Nettle +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Howbourne Lanepublic footpath · 388 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 388 mPath type: residential
Howbourne Lanepublic footpath · 16 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mPath type: residential
Howbourne Lanepublic footpath · 67 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 67 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 21Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route663 m
Named routeRef 21Length 663 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 21Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route64 m
Named routeRef 21Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Morning fog from School Lane

📷 PAUL FARMER · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Morning fog from School Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Buxted Park Deer ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦BUXTED PARKHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Walshes ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Buxted Scout GroupUrban park3.1 km→🌱Adam's Field parkUrban park3.7 km→✦Medieval settlement site in Buxted ParkHistoric site4.2 km→

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