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Spronkett's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

50.99885, -0.22772

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Nightingale
  • 🍄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

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Nightingale, Peregrine +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Barn Owl, Nightingale, Peregrine +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Honey Waxcap, Deconica pratensis, Slimy Waxcap +12 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Honey Waxcap, Deconica pratensis, Slimy Waxcap +12 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cuckooflower, Violet Helleborine, Beech +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Large White +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Large White +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Red RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Green Circle - Walking RelationWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Green Circle - Bicycle RelationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norther Arc AvenueCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Burgess Hill - Hickstead Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Burgress Hill - Hickstead (A2300) Cycle TrackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Earwig Lanebridleway · 186 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 186 mPath type: bridleway
Earwig Lanebridleway · 11 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 11 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrances at Spronkett's

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrances at Spronkett's

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🌱Leonardslee GardensUrban park3.1 km→✦LEONARDSLEEHistoric site3 km→⚽Batchelor's FieldPlaying field1.8 km→🌱Camelia Kitchen GardenUrban park3 km→🌱The SpaUrban park3.1 km→🌱The SpaUrban park3.2 km→

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