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✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

50.98427, 0.22491

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Nuthatch, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Nuthatch, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Thyme-leaved Speedwell +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hornbeam, Bramble, Enchanter's-nightshade +243 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Willow Emerald Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Willow Emerald Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

32 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 route14 m
Named routeRef 21Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route280 m
Named routeRef 21Length 280 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route70 m
Named routeRef 21Length 70 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Marlpit Shaw

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Marlpit Shaw

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🌱Heathfield & Waldron (Millennium Green)Urban park1.9 km→✦HEATHFIELD PARKHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Five AshesUrban park2.1 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Tinkers ParkUrban park2.7 km→

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