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Firle Plantation - Woodland

4 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

50.83793, 0.09833

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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

Best for

8 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington

Free

Mountain biking

Named MTB route nearby: South Downs Way

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Hill and Vale Walk at Frog Firle Farm, South Downs EastWalking route6.4 km

Looping over Cradle & Hindover Hills, see views of secluded farmland & divert to Litlington. Spot geese feeding on the water meadows, birds & insects singing in the hillside shrub, & wild flowers growing in the chalk grassland. Slopes & uneven terrain.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:00Round trip
Alfriston Clergy House to The Long Man of Wilmington, AlfristonWalking route6.9 km
Named routeLength 6.9 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
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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
Regional Route 90Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Egrets WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Egrets WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route58 m
Named routeRef 2Length 58 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lane Wallbyway open to all traffic · 1.2 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.2 kmSurface unpavedPath type: track
The Rabbit Trackbridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmPath type: bridleway
Old Coach Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.3 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.3 kmSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View towards Firle Tower from Firle Plantation

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards Firle Tower from Firle Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Firle ParkUrban park1.3 km→🐄Drusillas ParkVisitor farm4.9 km→✦FIRLE PLACEHistoric site1.2 km→🐄Squirrel monkeysVisitor farm4.9 km→🐄LlamasVisitor farm4.9 km→🌱Denton and Mount Pleasant Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→

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