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Six Acre Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

50.94548, 0.62718

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Minute Pouncewort, Moon-leaved Pincerwort, Dusky Beard-moss +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ruddy Darter, Migrant Hawker, Beautiful Demoiselle +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ruddy Darter, Migrant Hawker, Beautiful Demoiselle +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 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
1066 Country Walk - Hastings LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Great Sowdens Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Great Sowdens Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Brede High FarmHistoric site4.5 km→⛪Brede Methodist ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→💧Powdermill ReservoirReservoir4.7 km→💧Powdermill ReservoirReservoir4.7 km→✦BRICKWALLHistoric site4.4 km→⚽Icklesham Recreation GroundPlaying field4.5 km→

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