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Hornshurst Wood

✦ Ancient woodland74 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome74 ha

Getting here

51.06085, 0.21451

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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
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Garlic Mustard, Gorse +127 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Red Dead-nettle, Wild Strawberry +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange Ladybird, Minotaur Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Minotaur Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 21 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
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

21 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 route2.5 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 21Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route62 m
Named routeLength 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Blackdon Hill Bywaybyway open to all traffic · 737 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 737 mSurface mudIncline 10%Path type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath, Hornshurst Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath, Hornshurst Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱Goldsmith's Recreation GroundUrban park3.4 km→✦ERIDGE PARKHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Walshes ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Silver Jubilee Recreation GroundUrban park2.2 km→✦ROTHERFIELD HALLHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Crowborough Country ParkUrban park2.7 km→

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