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Timber Wood

✦ Ancient woodland107 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeHorsesBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome107 ha

Getting here

50.96333, 0.64555

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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
  • 🐴4 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Horse riding

4 horse riding trail(s)

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Primrose, Daffodil, Hard-fern +128 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Meadow Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird +123 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Wild Strawberry +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 2Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 2Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route655 m
Named routeRef 2Length 655 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route738 m
Named routeRef 2Length 738 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route930 m
Named routeRef 2Length 930 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Eggshole Brook, Timber Wood

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Eggshole Brook, Timber Wood

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⛪Brede Methodist ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→✦BRICKWALLHistoric site3.4 km→✦Iden Auxiliary Units Observational BaseHistoric site3.3 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→

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