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Hailsham Cricket Club

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

50.88711, 0.26565

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 142m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Wren +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Wren +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Hawthorn, Wood-sorrel +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Lesser Celandine, Moschatel +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

22 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 route195 m
Named routeRef 21Length 195 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route45 m
Named routeRef 21Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route491 m
Named routeRef 21Length 491 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hellingly, Hailsham, East Sussex

📷 Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hellingly, Hailsham, East Sussex

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hellingly Country Park (Roebuck Park)Urban park100 m→🌱Halley ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park3.8 km→✦Michelham PrioryHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Upper Dicker Children's ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Dennis King Memorial Sensory GardenUrban park2.5 km→

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