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🌱 Urban park

Heathfield & Waldron (Millennium Green)

✦ Ancient woodland64 ha

Getting here

50.97492, 0.24762

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Free78%

Dogs allowed with public access

Wildlife

Free75%

Ancient woodland

Family friendly

Free68%

Urban park — family destination

Heritage

Free68%

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Picnic day out

Free62%

Urban park — open green space

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7

2 named nearby · 5 public paths

Named routePublic access
🚴

Cycling

39

39 named nearby

Named route
🐴

Horse riding

2

2 public paths

Public access

Named routes and paths nearby

Sussex Diamond Way · Walking97 km
Vanguard Way · Walking111 km
Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris · Cycling0
Route 21 · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Newnham Way · public footpath
The Twitten · public footpath
The Twitten · public footpath

About this urban park

Heathfield & Waldron (Millennium Green) is an ancient urban park covering 64 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old railway tunnel to Millennium Green

Old railway tunnel to Millennium Green

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🌱 Visiting this spring

  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

3 nearby · Free · 415m

✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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