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Grinstead Wood

✦ Ancient woodland118 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome118 ha

Getting here

51.06800, -0.00654

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Bramble, Heather +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Bramble, Pedunculate Oak, Sweet Chestnut +3 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Southern Hawker · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 34 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot)Walking route
Named routeRef AF-CVLocal walking route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Standen TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

11 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 route44 m
Named routeRef 21Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route76 m
Named routeRef 21Length 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 21Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route23 m
Named routeRef 21Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Straight ahead is the footpath to Suttons Farm

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Straight ahead is the footpath to Suttons Farm

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🦉WEIRWOOD RESERVOIRNature reserve3.1 km→✦KIDBROOKE PARKHistoric site3.2 km→✦STANDENHistoric site4 km→✦GRAVETYE MANORHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Saint Hill ManorUrban park4.4 km→💧Weir Wood ReservoirReservoir3.1 km→

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