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Spring Wood

✦ Ancient woodland31 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha

Getting here

51.06782, 0.37567

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Mallard, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Mallard, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ash, Pedunculate Oak, Sweet Chestnut +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Sweet Chestnut, Common Nettle +7 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Large White, Peacock +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Large White, Peacock +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Play TrailWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km
Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old quarry, Bryant's Wood

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old quarry, Bryant's Wood

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✦SCOTNEY CASTLEHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Scotney CastleUrban park3.6 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park3.5 km→🌱National Trust Scotney Castle EstateUrban park3.9 km→💧Bewl WaterReservoir1.2 km→💧Bewl WaterReservoir1.2 km→

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