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Pelling's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.06131, 0.17877

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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
  • 🛝Playground 207m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Hawthorn, Holly +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Common Red Soldier Beetle +193 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Common Red Soldier Beetle +193 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 22 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
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Oakhurst Drivepublic footpath · 62 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 62 mPath type: service
Oakhurst Drivepublic footpath · 76 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

22 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
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route62 m
Named routeLength 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 21Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Pellings Wood

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Goldsmith's Recreation GroundUrban park1 km→🌱Walshes ParkUrban park2.9 km→✦BUCKHURST PARKHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Silver Jubilee Recreation GroundUrban park300 m→🦉THE GHYLLNature reserve700 m→🌱Canada GreenUrban park1 km→

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