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Forest Fold Baptist Chapel

📷 Mark Lindsay-Bayley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.07165, 0.15357

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Birch Shieldbug, Agrypnia varia, Red-legged Shieldbug +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Birch Shieldbug, Agrypnia varia, Red-legged Shieldbug +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Sweet Vernal-grass, Compact Rush +82 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Sweet Vernal-grass, Compact Rush +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Plants — Mint, Sheep's Sorrel, Bramble +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Forest Way (Sussex)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 21Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route62 m
Named routeLength 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Gillridge Lanebridleway · 1.8 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.8 kmSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to Forest Fold Chapel car park

📷 Mark Lindsay-Bayley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Forest Fold Chapel car park

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🌱Goldsmith's Recreation GroundUrban park1.2 km→✦BUCKHURST PARKHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Walshes ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Clokes's CornerUrban park1.3 km→🌱Canada GreenUrban park2 km→🌱Chapel GreenUrban park2.1 km→

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