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Harneck Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.06637, 0.53559

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Song Thrush, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Woodpigeon, Song Thrush, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Overleaf Pellia, Dotted Thyme-moss, Chiloscyphus polyanthos +68 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Overleaf Pellia, Dotted Thyme-moss, Chiloscyphus polyanthos +68 more · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Volinus sticticus, Red Admiral +48 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Conocephalum conicum, Great Scented Liverwort

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m
Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 18Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 18Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named route
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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

Pasture and Harneck Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pasture and Harneck Wood

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Nearby places

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⛪St Dunstan's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→🐄Cranbrook Farm Shop & NurseryVisitor farm2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Town MeadowUrban park3 km→🦉CRANE VALLEYNature reserve3 km→🌱Hope FarmUrban park3.3 km→

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