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Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Course

✦ Ancient woodland200 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome200 ha

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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Wren, Stonechat +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Stonechat +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bracken, Silver Birch, Pedunculate Oak +139 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Bramble, Beech +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Bibio lanigerus, 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Grasshopper +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 66 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot)Walking route
Named routeRef AF-CVLocal walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Standen TrailWalking route
Named route
Bluebell Walk at StandenWalking route4.8 km

This moderate walk takes in the whole Standen Estate & wider countryside. If you visit in April and early May, you'll see the carpet of bluebells and spring flowers in Rockinghill Wood. Hills, rough ground & one steep slope. Not suitable for wheels.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:00-02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Hollybush Wood Walk, StandenWalking route2.4 km

A short walk around Hollybush Wood, a tree covered part of the original Standen Estate. Ancient woodland indicators, orchids, bluebells, dog's mercury & others grow in abundance. Stoats & weasels live in the undergrowth & deer can be seen in the trees

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 00:30-01:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Spring Meadowpublic footpath · 109 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Primrose Lanepublic footpath · 76 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mSurface groundPath type: residential
Tompsets Bankpublic footpath · 80 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 80 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

20 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 route283 m
Named routeRef 21Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 21Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route175 m
Named routeRef 21Length 175 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11 m
Named routeRef 21Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Poplar Lanebyway open to all traffic · 278 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 278 mSurface groundPath type: residential
Tompsets Bankbyway open to all traffic · 296 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 296 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Chapel Lanebyway open to all traffic · 15 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 15 mSurface pavedPath type: residential
Highgate Roadbyway open to all traffic · 383 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 383 mSurface pavedPath type: residential
Tompsets Bankbyway open to all traffic · 594 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 594 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

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