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Ford's Green

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.02530, 0.06001

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heather, Purple Moor-grass, Bracken +73 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Heather, Purple Moor-grass, Bracken +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Family friendly

playground; Playing field

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot)Walking route
Named routeRef AF-CVLocal walking route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional 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
Walk To Bluebell Railway, Sheffield ParkWalking route900 m
Named routeLength 900 mDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Nursery Lanepublic footpath · 90 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 90 mPath type: residential
Nursery Lanepublic footpath · 113 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 113 mPath type: footway
Nursery Lanepublic footpath · 216 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 216 mSurface pavedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

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Ford's Green

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SHEFFIELD PARKHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Normans pond and WoodlandUrban park3.2 km→🦉OLD LODGE, NUTLEYNature reserve3.8 km→🌱Fairwarp Recreation GroundUrban park2.3 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park2.3 km→🐄Heaven Farm ShopVisitor farm4 km→

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