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Limekiln Playing Field

✦ Ancient woodland33 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

51.05429, 0.18527

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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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Holly, Chicory +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Robin +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Robin +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Southern Hawker +180 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Southern Hawker +180 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Fennel, Common Nettle, Midland Hawthorn +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 25 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
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
Oakhurst Drivepublic footpath · 76 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mPath type: residential
Heather Walkpublic footpath · 286 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 286 mPath type: footway
Oakhurst Drivepublic footpath · 62 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 62 mPath type: service
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Cycling

21 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
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Tubwell Lanebyway open to all traffic · 252 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 252 mSurface compactedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Goldsmith's Recreation GroundUrban park1.7 km→🌱Walshes ParkUrban park2.3 km→🦉THE GHYLLNature reserve200 m→🌱Silver Jubilee Recreation GroundUrban park700 m→🌱Crowborough Country ParkUrban park700 m→🏞️CROWBOROUGHCountry park700 m→

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