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Starvecrow Wood

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

50.89065, 0.29646

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Sweet Chestnut, Currant +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Helophilus pendulus, Xylota segnis +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Anemone, Hard-fern, Lesser Celandine +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
Studdens Lanepublic footpath · 782 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 782 mPath type: track
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Cycling

26 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 route195 m
Named routeRef 21Length 195 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 21Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Squirrel Lanebyway open to all traffic · 978 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 978 mPath type: track
Squirrel Lanebyway open to all traffic · 133 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 133 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Starvecrow Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HERSTMONCEUX CASTLE AND PLACEHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Hellingly Country Park (Roebuck Park)Urban park2.1 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park1.6 km→🌱Halley ParkUrban park3.8 km→⛪Parish Church of St Mary the VirginReligious grounds4 km→🌱Millstone Drive ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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