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Ten Acre Wood

✦ Ancient woodland41 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome41 ha

Getting here

50.91774, 0.25538

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Nuthatch, Wren +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Nuthatch, Wren +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Primrose, Wood Avens +241 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hazel, Common Nettle +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Glow-worm, Beautiful Demoiselle, Lesser Stag Beetle +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

22 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 route26 m
Named routeRef 21Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Ten Acre Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hellingly Country Park (Roebuck Park)Urban park3.4 km→🌱Beeston's OrchardUrban park1.7 km→🐄Blackstock Estate Farm ShopVisitor farm2.6 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→✦HorselungesHistoric site3.6 km→⛪Chiddingly ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→

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