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Slidingfield Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — White Stork, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — White Stork, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hazel, Great Scented Liverwort +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Isothecium myosuroides +154 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Small White, Beautiful Demoiselle +72 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Small White, Beautiful Demoiselle +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

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