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Alder Wood - Woodland plantation

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.09807, 0.02177

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 38 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot)Walking route
Named routeRef AF-CVLocal walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Standen TrailWalking route
Named route
Weirwood Roadpublic footpath · 225 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 225 mPath type: service
Weirwood Roadpublic footpath · 17 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 17 mPath type: service
Spring Hillpublic footpath · 237 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 237 mPath type: service
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Cycling

30 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 route283 m
Named routeRef 21Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 21Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 21Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route12 m
Named routeRef 21Length 12 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Weirwood Roadbridleway · 244 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 244 mPath type: service
Brambletye Lanebridleway · 214 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 214 mPath type: service
Brambletye Lanebridleway · 399 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 399 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway, Alder Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway, Alder Wood

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