A unique family-run working woodland park
A unique family-run working woodland park
Now that spring has rolled around, you might have noticed that frogs and toads have begun to stir – they certainly have around Wilderness Wood! If you’re lucky you will see them hopping out of hibernation and heading to breeding pools to mate. But how do you tell the difference between a frog and a toad? While both frogs and toads might look very similar at first glance, there are a number of key differences between the two species.
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Autumn is upon us, and the leaves on the trees are beginning to change colour and fall. But that doesn’t mean that there’s nothing to forage. In fact autumn is a great time of year for foraging, as it’s when the nuts and berries on hedgerows and in woods begin to ripen. Just remember to always forage responsibly by following the responsible foraging guidelines.
From the end of September and well into October, keep an eye out for Beech nuts. …
The general public is welcome to walk in the wood during cafe opening hours – Wednesday to Sunday, bank holidays and every day in the Norfolk and Sussex school holidays – 9am-5pm. The cafe serves delicious coffees, home-made cakes and lunches.
We ask you to ‘Pay As You Feel’ for each visit to the wider woodland to contribute to the costs of keeping the woods open to the public – path maintenance, fencing, signage, wind-blow clearance, play equipment and …
We have made the decision to close the woodland for the month of May. That is, from 1st of May to the 28th – so not quite the full month. The reason for this, while unfortunate for our visitors, is due to family reasons. We also need to give the birds and bees a chance to recover after a record year.
We will be back again, open end of the month and hope to see as many people as possible …
For 2018
Wilderness Wood is open every day of the year and there are many special events as shown below.
For most events, booking is essential. The details of each event tell you if you need to book. For events where there is no need to book, just come to the wood during the advertised time.
If you would like to come to a bookable event, please first call to check availability as places are strictly limited.
Make your booking …
Recently, more and more people have been buying up woodlands in order to get themselves back i touch with nature. When compared to land with planning permission, woodland is quite cheap, and offers the owner many benefits. Here are just a few of the things you can expect to be doing if you ever take the plunge and decide to own your own peace of nature.
There’s nothing very like a genuine fire. How frequently do we hear that expression …
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Come and choose a real Christmas tree supplied by local growers. During December our yard is filled with top-quality trees, which keep their needles because they are really fresh. We will be open for Christmas trees from December 2 2006 until Christmas Eve, from 9am to 6pm throughout the Christmas tree period. Choose in the yard from hundreds of freshly cut, dug or potted trees. Numbers of cut/dig your own are limited to 600, so we recommend you reserve |
| We no longer make all our furniture and most of the wood products in our small workshop here at Wilderness Wood.
Most of our goods are made from sweet chestnut, a very durable wood grown in our own coppices and from local Sussex oak. We also use some softwood from our wood or other forests managed for a sustainable yield. We do not use any tropical hardwoods.
We can design and make goods to order, and deliver |
Not many people get stuck in the mud in their own driveway – but we do! I suppose you should consider us lucky in some respects to have the land, but it sometimes feels like such a burden.
Today Emily our maid got stuck in her huge 4×4 that she sometimes uses, and we had to try digging her out.
Firestone tyres generally speaking are not great, but for some reason their 4×4 tyres are superlative. Grabbers and GT used …
Spring is the start of a new year, and new growth for all kinds of plants. This means that it’s a goldmine for foraging, and will get you will into the mood for it before the bountiful summer comes along. Here are some of the top things that you can forage in spring.
Sea beetSea beet is the parent of beetroot and swiss chard, and is more commonly found on pebble beaches just above the tide line. You …