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Long Wood

✦ Ancient woodland35 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Long Wood, Ealing · CC BY-SA 3.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome35 ha

Getting here

51.03695, -0.07888

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 222m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Grey Heron, Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Daffodil, Tutsan, Pendulous Sedge +106 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Dropwort, Corn Mint +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Dophin Lesuire Centre to B2272 Public FootpathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ashgrounds WoodWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Berry Lanepublic footpath · 754 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 754 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Hoad Lanepublic footpath · 708 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 708 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Haywards Heath Town Centre to Cuckfield Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hatchgate LaneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bolnore Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 20 Crawley - Pyecombe (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
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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

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Long Wood, Ealing

📷 Wikipedia · Long Wood, Ealing · CC BY-SA 3.0

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✦BORDE HILLHistoric site3.2 km→✦WAKEHURST PLACEHistoric site3.3 km→🌱WakehurstUrban park3.3 km→🌱Borde HillUrban park3.4 km→🌱The Dolphin Leisure CentreUrban park4.1 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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