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Market Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

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

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

50.88796, 0.66848

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Blackbird +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Blackbird +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Elder, Alexanders +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rowan, Yellow Horned-poppy, Elder +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 14 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

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 2Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route655 m
Named routeRef 2Length 655 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route868 m
Named routeLength 868 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5 km
Named routeRef 2Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Marsham Oast, Fairlight, East Sussex

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

Marsham Oast, Fairlight, East Sussex

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Useful places within 5 km

✦Medieval town of WinchelseaHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Harbour Field Recreation GroundUrban park5 km→🦉HASTINGS COUNTRY PARKNature reserve3.7 km→🏞️HASTINGSCountry park3.8 km→✦Royal Military Canal, Cliff End to Coastguard CottagesHistoric site1.5 km→✦Royal Military Canal, Coastguard Cottages to Wickham CliffHistoric site2.3 km→

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