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Heaven Wood

✦ Ancient woodland77 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome77 ha

Getting here

51.01822, -0.00847

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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

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cuckooflower, Green-winged Orchid, Lords-and-Ladies +196 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Golden Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap +55 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Golden Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap +55 more · last seen 2021

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Foraging

Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Great Scented Liverwort, Red Currant +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

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Insect spotting

Insects — Cantharis pallida, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Meadow Grasshopper +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cantharis pallida, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Meadow Grasshopper +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 58 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
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
Sheffield Mill Lanepublic footpath · 650 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 650 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking NE on the Sussex Border Path with Heaven Wood on the right

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking NE on the Sussex Border Path with Heaven Wood on the right

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SHEFFIELD PARKHistoric site2.9 km→🐄Heaven Farm ShopVisitor farm900 m→✦Post-Medieval Pondbay and Overspill Channel, Wapsbourne Farm.Historic site3 km→🌱Scayneshill CommonUrban park3.8 km→🌱PaxhillUrban park3.8 km→🦉EASTERN ROAD NATURE RESERVENature reserve4.6 km→

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