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Sheffield Forest

✦ Ancient woodland39 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome39 ha

Getting here

51.02043, 0.02433

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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 — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Nitrous Bonnet, Snowy Waxcap, Orange Mosscap +27 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Nitrous Bonnet, Snowy Waxcap, Orange Mosscap +27 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Creeping Fingerwort, Cuckooflower +165 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Common Nettle, Great Scented Liverwort +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Ringlet +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 62 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot)Walking route
Named routeRef AF-CVLocal walking route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Walk To Bluebell Railway, Sheffield ParkWalking route900 m
Named routeLength 900 mDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Sheffield Mill Lanepublic footpath · 650 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 650 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Sheffield Mill Lanepublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mPath type: service
Sheffield Mill Lanepublic footpath · 14 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track, Sheffield Forest

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track, Sheffield Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SHEFFIELD PARKHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Normans pond and WoodlandUrban park4.4 km→🐄Heaven Farm ShopVisitor farm1.5 km→🌱Fairwarp Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park4.7 km→✦Post-Medieval Pondbay and Overspill Channel, Wapsbourne Farm.Historic site4.1 km→

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