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Luckhurst Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

50.91178, 0.59613

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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 — Robin, Greenfinch, Blue Tit +92 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Greenfinch, Blue Tit +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Holly, Lesser Celandine, Lords-and-Ladies +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Common Nettle, Hogweed +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Glow-worm +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Glow-worm +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
1066 Country Walk - Hastings LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5 km
Named routeRef 2Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route373 m
Named routeRef 2Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oast House at Pattletons Farm, Doleham Lane, Westfield, East Sussex

📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oast House at Pattletons Farm, Doleham Lane, Westfield, East Sussex

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱BOS FieldUrban park4.7 km→🌱Hastings Cemetery and CrematoriumUrban park3.3 km→🌱Hastings Cemetery and CrematoriumUrban park3.4 km→🌱St Helen's WoodUrban park3.9 km→🦉OLD ROAR GILL & CORONATION WOODNature reserve4.7 km→🦉ST HELEN'S WOODNature reserve3.9 km→

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