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🌱 Urban park

Alexandra Park

✦ Ancient woodland210 ha

Getting here

50.86567, 0.56843

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
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Walking

4

4 named nearby

Named route
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Cycling

41

41 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

Saxon Shore Way · Walking262 km
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings · Cycling0
1066 Country Walk - Hastings Link · Walking0
Combe Valley Greenway · Walking4.5 km
Alternative Route · Cycling
Alternative Route · Cycling

About this urban park

Alexandra Park is an ancient urban park covering 210 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

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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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Toilets

133m away

✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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