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Twenty Acre Wood

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

50.89262, 0.19238

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Sweet Chestnut, Blackthorn +29 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hornbeam, Pedunculate Oak, Sweet Chestnut +238 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Large Red Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +5 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Large Red Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +5 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

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

27 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
Regional Route 90Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional 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 route195 m
Named routeRef 21Length 195 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Twenty Acre Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Twenty Acre Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Upper Dicker Children's ParkUrban park2.8 km→✦Michelham PrioryHistoric site3.7 km→⛪East Hoathly ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Moated site in Moat Wood, 580m east of Halland Park FarmHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Dennis King Memorial Sensory GardenUrban park4.7 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds3 km→

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