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🌱 Urban park

Hellingly Country Park (Roebuck Park)

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

Getting here

50.88784, 0.26688

Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Free82%

playground, parking

Dog walks

Free78%

Dogs allowed with public access

Wildlife

Free75%

Ancient woodland

Family friendly

Free68%

Urban park — family destination

Heritage

Free68%

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Picnic day out

Free62%

Urban park — open green space

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3

3 named nearby

Named route
🚴

Cycling

22

22 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

Vanguard Way · Walking111 km
Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris · Cycling0
Wealdway · Walking0
1066 Country Walk · Walking50 km
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling

About this urban park

Hellingly Country Park (Roebuck Park) is an ancient urban park covering 21 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hellingly, Hailsham, East Sussex

Hellingly, Hailsham, East Sussex

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🌱 Visiting this spring

  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

Hellingly Parish Council · Free · 107m

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Playground

2 · 133m away

✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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Nearby places

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