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Alexandra Park

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Alexandra Park (actress) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

50.87299, 0.56369

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Chickweed, Garlic Mustard, Alexanders +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Chickweed, Yew, Pendulous Sedge +106 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Limonia nubeculosa +45 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Limonia nubeculosa +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
1066 Country Walk - Hastings LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Combe Valley GreenwayWalking route4.5 km

The Greenway runs alongside the Combe Valley Way, providing access for walkers and cyclists between Bexhill and Hastings.

Named routeLength 4.5 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
1066 Country Walk - Bexhill LinkWalking route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
Old Roar Roadpublic footpath · 644 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 644 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
ESCC Cycle Route 209Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
ESCC Cycle Route 207Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Battle Schools Greenway (ESCC Cycle Route 100)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route598 m
Named routeRef 2Length 598 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Alexandra Park (actress)

📷 Wikipedia · Alexandra Park (actress) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Alexandra Park (actress)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱White Rock GardensUrban park2 km→🌱White Rock GardensUrban park2.1 km→🌱Wellington SquareUrban park2.3 km→🌱Wellington SquareUrban park2.3 km→🌱West HillUrban park2.4 km→🌱Alexandra ParkUrban park900 m→

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