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Ives Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.01943, 0.54387

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Flavoplaca limonia, Candelariella reflexa, Amandinea punctata +102 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Flavoplaca limonia, Candelariella reflexa, Amandinea punctata +102 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Early-purple Orchid +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red Admiral, Large White +78 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red Admiral, Large White +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bifid Hemp-nettle, Ground-elder

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 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

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route7.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 7.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 18Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ives Cottage

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ives Cottage

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✦A quadrangular castle and its landscaped setting, an associated millpond, medieval crofts and cultivation earthworks, and a World War II pillbox at BodiamHistoric site1.9 km→✦Romano-British site S of Bodiam BridgeHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Great DixterUrban park4.2 km→🌱High GardenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Vegetable GardenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Lower GreenUrban park1.7 km→

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