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WYCH CROSS PLACE

48 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome48 ha

Getting here

51.06627, 0.01733

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Wren +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Wren +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Holly, Bracken, Hard-fern +35 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Holly, Bracken, Hard-fern +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Pedunculate Oak, Beech +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Wood Ant · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Wood Ant · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot)Walking route
Named routeRef AF-CVLocal walking route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Standen TrailWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

11 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 route44 m
Named routeRef 21Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route76 m
Named routeRef 21Length 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 21Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route23 m
Named routeRef 21Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gorse by Lewes Road, Wych Cross

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gorse by Lewes Road, Wych Cross

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉WEIRWOOD RESERVOIRNature reserve4.2 km→✦KIDBROOKE PARKHistoric site2.6 km→✦STANDENHistoric site4.8 km→🦉OLD LODGE, NUTLEYNature reserve4.9 km→💧Weir Wood ReservoirReservoir3.7 km→💧Weir Wood ReservoirReservoir3.7 km→

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