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Hedgingford Wood

✦ Ancient woodland49 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

Mountain bikesWildlifeWalks
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome49 ha

Getting here

51.07544, 0.48630

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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
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Singletrack Mountain Bike Trail
  • 🐕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

11 activities

Mountain biking

1 MTB/downhill trail(s); Named MTB route nearby: Singletrack Mountain Bike Trail

Varies

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

2 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Turtle Dove, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Turtle Dove, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pale Glaucous Thread-moss, Creeping Buttercup, Yorkshire-fog +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Play TrailWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km
Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route187 m
Named routeRef 18Length 187 mNational 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
🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

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

Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Park Lanebridleway · 553 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 553 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track to Hedgingford Wood in Bedgebury Forest

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track to Hedgingford Wood in Bedgebury Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BEDGEBURY NATIONAL PINETUMHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Bedgebury National PinetumUrban park2.4 km→⛪St Dunstan's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→🐄Cranbrook Farm Shop & NurseryVisitor farm2.5 km→💧Bedgebury VC ReservoirReservoir2.6 km→💧Waterfall DamReservoir2.1 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

💧

Louisa Lake

Frith Wood, BDG

1.2 km→
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Waterfall Dam

Behind Park House, BDG

2.1 km→
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Marshall's Lake

Off Park Lane BDG

Not High (England Use Only)2.2 km→

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