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Moat Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.07826, 0.55135

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Conocephalum conicum, Great Scented Liverwort

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Tortoise Bug +60 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Tortoise Bug +60 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Overleaf Pellia, Dotted Thyme-moss +65 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Overleaf Pellia, Dotted Thyme-moss +65 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Ramalina farinacea, Oak Moss, Physcia tenella +2 more · last seen 2011; Fungi — Ramalina farinacea, Oak Moss, Physcia tenella +2 more · last seen 2011

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route714 m
Named routeRef 18Length 714 mNational 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

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath around The Moat

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath around The Moat

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