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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Golden Waxcap +25 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Golden Waxcap +25 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Sorrel, Red Clover +193 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Sorrel, Red Clover +193 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Bramble, Common Nettle +24 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Elm Waypublic footpath · 4 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mPath type: residential
Green Lanepublic footpath · 95 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 95 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Lime Waypublic footpath · 3 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 mPath type: residential
🚴

Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
The Cuckoo TrailCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route111 m
Named routeRef 21Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 21Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 21Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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