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Moorfield Shaw

10 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

50.95244, -0.26029

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Hairy Sedge +48 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Hairy Sedge +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Common Nettle, Ramsons +2 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Scarce Chaser +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Scarce Chaser +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Burgess Hill - Hickstead Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Burgress Hill - Hickstead (A2300) Cycle TrackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 223Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route547 m
Named routeRef 223Length 547 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 223Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Mead

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Mead

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Nearby places

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🌱King George V Playing FieldsUrban park2.8 km→🌱Tanyard fieldUrban park2.6 km→🌱Bishop ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park800 m→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→⛪Corpus Christi Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→

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