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Strood Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

50.97290, -0.07316

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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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Bramble +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Perennial Rye-grass, White Clover, Ground-ivy +200 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle, Alder Leaf Beetle +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle, Alder Leaf Beetle +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 16 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
Dophin Lesuire Centre to B2272 Public FootpathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ashgrounds WoodWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Ham Lanepublic footpath · 268 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 268 mPath type: footway
Ham Lanepublic footpath · 841 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 841 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Green Circle - Bicycle RelationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Kings WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norther Arc AvenueCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norther Arc AvenueCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Haywards Heath Town Centre to Cuckfield Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rocky Lane Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Nursery Lanebridleway · 265 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 265 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Nursery Lanebridleway · 79 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 79 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Strood Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Strood Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ditchling Common Country ParkUrban park3 km→🦉CHAILEY COMMONNature reserve3.1 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱The Dolphin Leisure CentreUrban park4.5 km→🌱St John's ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱St John's ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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