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Loover Shaw - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

50.85033, 0.08280

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 293m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Alfriston Clergy House to Berwick Church, AlfristonWalking route5.1 km
Named routeLength 5.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
The Dockpublic footpath · 203 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 203 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Malling - Southover (ESCC Cycle Route 308)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Offham - Lewes Town Centre (ESCC Cycle Route 306)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Regional Route 90Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Egrets WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
South Downs Way - Lewes (ESCC Cycle Route 201)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cooksbridge - Lewes Riverside (ESCC Cycle Route 307)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

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Chalky Lanebyway open to all traffic · 485 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 485 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
FIR/14/1 Bywaybyway open to all traffic · 167 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 167 mSurface earthPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lodge, Firle Place

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lodge, Firle Place

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Firle ParkUrban park700 m→✦FIRLE PLACEHistoric site700 m→✦A saucer barrow, a bowl barrow and a pair of hlaews 350m north west of Overhill LodgeHistoric site1.8 km→✦Three round barrows W of Bopeep chalk pitHistoric site3.4 km→✦Old windmill postHistoric site3.9 km→✦Platform barrow, the north westernmost barrow of a linear round barrow group on Bostal HillHistoric site4 km→

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