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Lumps Wood

✦ Ancient woodland25 ha

📷 Chris Thomas-Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

51.03266, 0.22371

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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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coot, Mallard, Moorhen +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Moorhen +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Lilac Pinkgill, Snowy Waxcap +18 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Lilac Pinkgill, Snowy Waxcap +18 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Meadow Vetchling, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Knapweed +103 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Comma, Meadow Brown +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red Admiral, Comma, Meadow Brown +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

17 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 route321 m
Named routeRef 21Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route732 m
Named routeRef 21Length 732 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 21Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Peeps Lanebridleway · 294 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 294 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Byway passing Lumps Wood

📷 Chris Thomas-Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Byway passing Lumps Wood

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱King Georges's Playing Fields ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Walshes ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦ROTHERFIELD HALLHistoric site1.9 km→🦉CROWBOROUGH COUNTRY PARKNature reserve3.5 km→🏞️CROWBOROUGHCountry park3.5 km→🌱Crowborough Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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