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Renche's Wood

7 ha

📷 Stefan Czapski · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

50.99724, -0.36722

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Turtle Dove, Jackdaw, Nightingale +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Turtle Dove, Jackdaw, Nightingale +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Elder, Garlic Mustard +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Long-winged Cone-head, Lesser Emperor, Speckled Bush-cricket +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Herb-Robert, Crosswort, Holly +111 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Crosswort, Holly +111 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knepp Wildland Blue RouteWalking route
Named route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Knepp Wildland Red RouteWalking route
Named routeRound trip
🚴

Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Pedlars WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 223Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route94 m
Named routeRef 223Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 223Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Streetbridleway · 214 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 214 mSurface groundPath type: track
Green Streetbridleway · 22 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 22 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Green Streetbridleway · 211 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 211 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Green Streetbridleway · 357 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 357 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Boar Lanebridleway · 675 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 675 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dragons Green

📷 Stefan Czapski · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dragons Green

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Southwater Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→🏞️SOUTHWATERCountry park2.9 km→🌱Southwater Country ParkUrban park3 km→✦KNEPP CASTLEHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Public Playing FieldUrban park3.4 km→🌱Dial Post Village GreenUrban park3.8 km→

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