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Shepham Wood - Woodland plantation

16 ha
BirdsWildlifeHorses
Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
Horse ridingWalking trails

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
South Downs Way (Inland Route)Walking route
Named routeRef SDWNational walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
1066 Country Walk - South Downs LinkWalking route
Named routeRef 1006LRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

49 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
Stone Cross to Seafront Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeProposed Lcn
Horsey CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
The Cuckoo TrailCycling route
Named route
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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