Land

Baynards Wood is a 68.3-acre Ancient Woodland located in rural Surrey, near the East Sussex border. It is accessible through a locked gate and a stoned track. The woodland sits on gently sloping loamy and clayey soils, supporting a diverse canopy of mature oak, ash, birch, willow, and sweet chestnut trees, including a prominent mature chestnut coppice near the western boundary. The shrub layer beneath the canopy features hawthorn, hornbeam, holly, field maple, and hazel coppice. The woodland is home to a variety of flora, including bluebells, wood anemone, and primrose, as well as a range of mammal and bird species, including deer, badger, fox, tawny owl, and green woodpecker. The land is undisturbed, with sensitive ecological features, including undisturbed soils, fungi, and ground-dwelling indicator species.