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Getting here
50.99763, 0.02169
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🅿️Fletching Car Park 3m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 🅿️Fletching Car Park 3m away — 4 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Butcher's-broom, Hornbeam, Bugle +17 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer, Blue-tailed Damselfly +28 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Water Mint, Hazel +2 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
9 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Walk To Bluebell Railway, Sheffield ParkWalking route900 m
Tolls Walk, Sheffield ParkWalking route2.2 km
Earls Walk, Sheffield ParkWalking route3.4 km
The southern section of this trail (through Ironsgate Mead) seasonally floods, so an alternate dry route has been suggested.
Wildlife to spot
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