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Lower Wood

✦ Ancient woodland110 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Lower Wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome110 ha

Getting here

50.98982, 0.17092

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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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 — Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Spiked Rampion, Wood Sage, Holly +192 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Honey Waxcap, Nitrous Bonnet +24 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Honey Waxcap, Nitrous Bonnet +24 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Sweet Chestnut, Pedunculate Oak +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Early Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hall Lanepublic footpath · 249 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 249 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified
Hall Lanepublic footpath · 135 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 135 mSurface gravelPath type: service
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Cycling

3 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 route4.5 km
Named routeRef 21Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Wikipedia · Lower Wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Buxted Park Deer ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦BUXTED PARKHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Buxted Scout GroupUrban park2.7 km→🌱Framfield Recreation GroundUrban park3.9 km→✦Medieval settlement site in Buxted ParkHistoric site4 km→🌱Tinkers ParkUrban park1.5 km→

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