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Schemes Wood

✦ Ancient woodland74 ha

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome74 ha

Getting here

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 203m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Firecrest, Nightingale +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Raven, Firecrest, Nightingale +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Lesser Stitchwort, Creeping Buttercup +107 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Hawkweed, Dandelion +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Orange-tip, Large White +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Orange-tip, Large White +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ironmaster's Walk, BatemansWalking route3.2 km

Longstanding tradition claims that Bateman's was built by a Wealden ironmaster. It is difficult now to appreciate that Burwash was ever anything other than a village, but the Normans saw the growth of small scale iron production that lasted 4 centuries.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Kipling's Puck Walk Around the Bateman's Countryside, BatemansWalking route4 km

Home of author & poet Rudyard Kipling. The 300 acres of countryside around the house influenced works such as Puck of Pook's Hill, Rewards & Fairies and many poems. Uncover the landscape that inspired his work. Mostly flat with one steep gradient & stiles

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Southover Lanepublic footpath · 72 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 72 mPath type: unclassified
Burnt House Roadpublic footpath · 205 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 205 mPath type: residential
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Alder Wood, High Weald

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Alder Wood, High Weald

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✦BATEMANSHistoric site2.1 km→⛪Church of Christ the KingReligious grounds2.2 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→⛪St Philip's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→🌱Punnetts Town Recreation GroundUrban park4.9 km→

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