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Meeching Down - Broadleaved woodland

8 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.78836, 0.03299

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 143m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to Brighton

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional 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
Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cliff Top Walkpublic footpath · 149 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 149 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
Links Avenuepublic footpath · 263 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 263 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
Cliff Top Walkpublic footpath · 84 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 84 mPath type: track
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Undercliff WalkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peacehaven Loop (ESCC Cycle Route 300)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lewes - Southease (ESCC Cycle Route 302)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Piddinghoe Avenue (ESCC Cycle Route 301)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peacehaven - Newhaven (ESCC Cycle Route 205)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Saltdean - Peacehaven - Southease (ESCC Cycle Route 204)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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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

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Highwayrestricted byway · 347 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 347 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Upper Valley Roadrestricted byway · 143 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 143 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
The Highwaybridleway · 70 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 70 mPath type: residential
Valley Roadrestricted byway · 166 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 166 mPath type: track
The Highwayrestricted byway · 504 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 504 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Newhaven transmitter tower

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Newhaven transmitter tower

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🌱Centenary ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Fort Road Recreational GroundUrban park1.3 km→🌱Meridian ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Meridian ParkUrban park2.6 km→✦Newhaven military fort and lunette batteryHistoric site1.6 km→✦Meridian MonumentHistoric site2.4 km→

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