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Squashes Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha
WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome5 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
  • 🍄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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Song Thrush, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Song Thrush, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Large White, Red Admiral +66 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Peacock, Large White, Red Admiral +66 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Overleaf Pellia, Dotted Thyme-moss, Chiloscyphus polyanthos +67 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Overleaf Pellia, Dotted Thyme-moss, Chiloscyphus polyanthos +67 more · last seen 2020

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Ramalina farinacea, Oak Moss, Physcia tenella +2 more · last seen 2011; Fungi — Ramalina farinacea, Oak Moss, Physcia tenella +2 more · last seen 2011

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Conocephalum conicum, Great Scented Liverwort

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m
Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 18Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 18Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

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