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Coombe Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland46 ha

📷 Martin Packer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome46 ha

Getting here

50.89365, -0.03329

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Swallow +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Swallow +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Elder, Traveller's-joy, Hawthorn +240 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Bramble +32 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional 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
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Mid Sussex LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs - Spital Road (ESCC Cycle Route 204)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
NCN 90 - Swanborough (ESCC Cycle Route 301)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
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Horse riding

43 public paths nearby

Public paths
Warningore Bostallbridleway · 202 m

Loose rocks throughout.

Public pathbridlewayLength 202 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Warningore Bostallbridleway · 58 m

Rut present (unavoidable, 0.21)

Public pathbridlewayLength 58 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Warningore Bostallbridleway · 572 m

Rut present (avoidable, 0.14-0.21). Grip x2 present (unavoidable, 0.10)

Public pathbridlewayLength 572 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Warningore Bostallbridleway · 13 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 13 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Warningore Bostallbridleway · 229 m

Rut present (unavoidable, 0.21)

Public pathbridlewayLength 229 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking East to Mount Harry from the top of Blackcap

📷 Martin Packer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking East to Mount Harry from the top of Blackcap

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✦Lewes CastleHistoric site3.7 km→✦Lewes Town Wall, section called The Green WallHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Southover Grange GardensUrban park3.9 km→🌱Southover Grange GardensUrban park3.9 km→✦PLUMPTON PLACEHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Landport Recreation GroundUrban park3.2 km→

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