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The Oval

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

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.85651, 0.56777

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Field Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Field Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Groundsel, Alexanders, Ivy +219 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Groundsel, Alexanders, Ivy +219 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Alexanders, Common Nettle, Bramble +29 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
1066 Country Walk - Hastings LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Combe Valley GreenwayWalking route4.5 km

The Greenway runs alongside the Combe Valley Way, providing access for walkers and cyclists between Bexhill and Hastings.

Named routeLength 4.5 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
1066 Country Walk - Bexhill LinkWalking route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route598 m
Named routeRef 2Length 598 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route30 m
Named routeRef 2Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route443 m
Named routeRef 2Length 443 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 2Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hastings theme park

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

Hastings theme park

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Nearby places

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🌱White Rock GardensUrban park100 m→🌱White Rock GardensUrban park300 m→🌱Wellington SquareUrban park1.1 km→🌱Wellington SquareUrban park1.1 km→🌱West HillUrban park1.5 km→🌱Warrior Square GardenUrban park500 m→

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