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High Wood

✦ Ancient woodland90 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Attacks on High Wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome90 ha

Getting here

50.93932, 0.38407

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
  • 🌿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
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pendulous Sedge, Yarrow, Dyer's Greenweed +197 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rough Hawkbit, Hazel, Hawthorn +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Spangle Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Golden Waxcap +8 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Spangle Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Golden Waxcap +8 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Glow-worm, Sphaerophoria +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
Kipling's Puck Walk Around the Bateman's Countryside, BatemansWalking route4 km

Home of author & poet Rudyard Kipling. The 300 acres of countryside around the house influenced works such as Puck of Pook's Hill, Rewards & Fairies and many poems. Uncover the landscape that inspired his work. Mostly flat with one steep gradient & stiles

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lakehurst Lanebridleway · 490 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 490 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Lakehurst Lanebridleway · 36 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 36 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Attacks on High Wood

📷 Wikipedia · Attacks on High Wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

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✦BRIGHTLING PARKHistoric site2 km→✦ASHBURNHAM PLACEHistoric site3.8 km→💧Darwell ReservoirReservoir4.8 km→💧Darwell ReservoirReservoir4.8 km→✦Ashburnam iron furnace siteHistoric site1.5 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→

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