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Steelforge Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.93102, 0.28355

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Robin +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Robin +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap, Golden Waxcap +43 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap, Golden Waxcap +43 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Elder, Common Nettle +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cuckooflower, Foxglove +202 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Habrophlebia fusca, Cloeon dipterum, Isoperla grammatica +51 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Habrophlebia fusca, Cloeon dipterum, Isoperla grammatica +51 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

30 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Southern end of Causeway Wood on Hammer Lane

📷 Dave Spicer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Southern end of Causeway Wood on Hammer Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hellingly Country Park (Roebuck Park)Urban park4.9 km→✦HEATHFIELD PARKHistoric site4 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Beeston's OrchardUrban park800 m→🌱Punnetts Town Recreation GroundUrban park3.6 km→

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