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Gibraltar Tower

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📷 Jeremy Holland · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.97005, 0.26030

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 152m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Golden Waxcap +25 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Golden Waxcap +25 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Meadow Buttercup, Common Sorrel +190 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Meadow Buttercup, Common Sorrel +190 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Bramble, Hawthorn +24 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

33 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
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
The Cuckoo TrailCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route111 m
Named routeRef 21Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 21Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 21Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gibraltar Tower, Heathfield Park

📷 Jeremy Holland · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gibraltar Tower, Heathfield Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HEATHFIELD PARKHistoric site700 m→🌱Heathfield & Waldron (Millennium Green)Urban park1 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Five AshesUrban park4.6 km→🌱Punnetts Town Recreation GroundUrban park3.2 km→

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