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Tinkers Park

8 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsAncientWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.99497, 0.19102

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
  • 💜Bluebell walks 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

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Spiked Rampion, Wood Anemone, Common Nettle +214 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bluebell walks

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Early Bumblebee +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hall Lanepublic footpath · 249 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 249 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified
Hall Lanepublic footpath · 135 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 135 mSurface gravelPath type: service
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Cycling

26 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
The Cuckoo TrailCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 21Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route280 m
Named routeRef 21Length 280 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route70 m
Named routeRef 21Length 70 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sussex pasture

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sussex pasture

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