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Firle Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

9 ha

📷 PAUL FARMER · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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InsectsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

50.82362, 0.08432

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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

Mountain biking

Named MTB route nearby: South Downs Way

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 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
Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop PathWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lewes - Southease (ESCC Cycle Route 302)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
Coastal Path (ESCC Cycle Route 201)Cycling route
Named route
Arundel Road (ESCC Cycle Route 202)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Ye
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Firle Borstal

📷 PAUL FARMER · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Firle Borstal

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Firle ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Fort Road Recreational GroundUrban park4.8 km→✦FIRLE PLACEHistoric site2.8 km→✦Newhaven military fort and lunette batteryHistoric site5 km→🌱Denton and Mount Pleasant Recreation GroundUrban park2.9 km→🌱Drove ParkUrban park3.1 km→

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