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Toat Wood

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

50.98860, -0.50567

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Song Thrush, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Song Thrush, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Cuckooflower, Wild Service-tree +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hazel, White Dead-nettle, Ground-elder +3 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Leptura aurulenta, Marmalade Hoverfly +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Leptura aurulenta, Marmalade Hoverfly +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Serpent TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
The Heritage TrailWalking route
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Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Toat Hill, Toatwood Farm.

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Toat Hill, Toatwood Farm.

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→✦Stopham BridgeHistoric site4.2 km→✦Motte and bailey castle in Pulborough ParkHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Marehill CommonUrban park3.9 km→🐄Fishers Farm ParkVisitor farm4.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→

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