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Wardwell Wood

✦ Ancient woodland32 ha

📷 Hugh Craddock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome32 ha

Getting here

51.36193, 0.67919

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Dock Bug, Tachina fera, Migrant Hawker +1 more · last seen 2025

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
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

85 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 174Cycling route
Named routeRef 174National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route460 m
Named routeRef 1Length 460 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route25 m
Named routeRef 1Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route377 m
Named routeRef 1Length 377 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route209 m
Named routeRef 1Length 209 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sunken lane in Wardwell Wood

📷 Hugh Craddock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sunken lane in Wardwell Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Milton Creek Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Iwade Nature ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Milton Creek Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Borden Village parkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Albany ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Cherry Tree OrchardUrban park4.8 km→

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