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Romano-British bloomery in Pippingford Park, 775m north-east of Pippingford House

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

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Chiffchaff +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Chiffchaff +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Cottongrass, Bog Pondweed, Gorse +58 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Cottongrass, Bog Pondweed, Gorse +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Azure Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Azure Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Beech, Pedunculate Oak +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot)Walking route
Named routeRef AF-CVLocal walking route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 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 route3.7 km
Named routeRef 21Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 21Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 21Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route76 m
Named routeRef 21Length 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bracken at The Park

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

Bracken at The Park

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Nearby places

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🦉OLD LODGE, NUTLEYNature reserve1.8 km→✦KIDBROOKE PARKHistoric site4 km→🏞️FOREST WAYCountry park5 km→✦King's StandingHistoric site3.1 km→✦WYCH CROSS PLACEHistoric site3.2 km→✦Cotchford Forge, 160m SSE of Ryecroft FarmHistoric site3.5 km→

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