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Windmill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland28 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Free entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

51.05591, 0.32500

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cow Parsley, Cuckooflower, Garlic Mustard +135 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hazel, Great Scented Liverwort +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — White Stork, Woodpigeon, Robin +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Cockchafer, Southern Hawker +133 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 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
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath to Windmill Wood

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Windmill Wood

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⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→💧Bewl WaterReservoir5 km→💧Bewl WaterReservoir5 km→✦Riverhall blast furnaceHistoric site3.8 km→⛪St Mark's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Mayfield iron furnaceHistoric site4.8 km→

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