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The Holt

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 Ian Hawfinch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

50.88128, 0.06498

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
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8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Garlic Mustard, Hazel +37 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sycamore, Hawthorn, Garlic Mustard +281 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 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
Southease to Monk's House Circular Walk, Monks HouseWalking route5.6 km

For Virginia Woolf, writing & walking were inseparable; she made her stories as she walked. Virginia & Leonard lived at Monk's House from 1919, where she walked for 2hrs+ daily. This walk takes you to places they loved. Paths can be muddy & wet in winter

Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Week Lanepublic footpath · 505 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 505 mPath type: track
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs - Spital Road (ESCC Cycle Route 204)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Malling - Southover (ESCC Cycle Route 308)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Offham - Lewes Town Centre (ESCC Cycle Route 306)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Regional Route 90Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Egrets WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
South Downs Way - Lewes (ESCC Cycle Route 201)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

House on the north side of The Holt

📷 Ian Hawfinch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

House on the north side of The Holt

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Lewes Town Wall, section called The Green WallHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Firle ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦Lewes CastleHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Southover Grange GardensUrban park4.2 km→🌱Southover Grange GardensUrban park4.2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.5 km→

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