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Bowl barrow 300m east of Tile Lodge

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📷 tristan forward · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

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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
  • 🌿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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Minotaur Beetle, Small Red Damselfly +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bracken, Holly, Purple Moor-grass +74 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bracken, Holly, Purple Moor-grass +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Rowan, Beech +8 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot)Walking route
Named routeRef AF-CVLocal walking route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Forest Way (Sussex)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 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
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 21Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 21Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 21Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route76 m
Named routeRef 21Length 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ashdown Forest Viewpoint Marker near Tile Lodge

📷 tristan forward · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ashdown Forest Viewpoint Marker near Tile Lodge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉OLD LODGE, NUTLEYNature reserve800 m→✦BUCKHURST PARKHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park4.7 km→🌱Fairwarp Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→🌱Clokes's CornerUrban park4.8 km→✦King's StandingHistoric site1.3 km→

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