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Lacy Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.05091, 0.48356

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Flagellate Feather-moss, Water Earwort, Shining Hookeria +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Large Red Damselfly +82 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Large Red Damselfly +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Conocephalum conicum, Two-horned Pincerwort, Hogweed +3 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 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

13 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 route431 m
Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 18Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

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

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stream in Lacy Wood

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stream in Lacy Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BEDGEBURY NATIONAL PINETUMHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Bedgebury National PinetumUrban park3.6 km→💧Bedgebury VC ReservoirReservoir3.5 km→🌱Hurst Green ParkUrban park3.9 km→🐄Cranbrook Farm Shop & NurseryVisitor farm4.3 km→🌱Hope FarmUrban park2.1 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Louisa Lake

Frith Wood, BDG

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