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Gate Wood

✦ Ancient woodland260 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome260 ha

Getting here

50.84636, 0.22445

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

2 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Horse riding

5 horse riding trail(s)

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Holly, Butcher's-broom, Wood Anemone +193 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Alfriston Clergy House to The Long Man of Wilmington, AlfristonWalking route6.9 km
Named routeLength 6.9 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Alfriston Clergy House to Berwick Church, AlfristonWalking route5.1 km
Named routeLength 5.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Alfriston Clergy House to Lullington Church, AlfristonWalking route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

56 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
Regional Route 90Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Stone Cross to Seafront Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeProposed Lcn
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
The Cuckoo TrailCycling route
Named route
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
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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

14 public paths nearby

Public paths
Robin Post Lanebyway open to all traffic · 247 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 247 mPath type: track
Robin Post Lanebyway open to all traffic · 2.1 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 2.1 kmPath type: track
Whiteing Lanebyway open to all traffic · 467 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 467 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track, Abbot's Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track, Abbot's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Drusillas ParkVisitor farm5 km→🦉ARLINGTON RESERVOIRNature reserve3.2 km→🐄LlamasVisitor farm4.9 km→🐄Squirrel monkeysVisitor farm5 km→✦Michelham PrioryHistoric site1.9 km→✦WOOTTON MANORHistoric site2.6 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Abbot's Wood

Nr Hailsham

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