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Well Bottom

18 ha

📷 Kevin Gordon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

ForagingInsectsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

50.82891, 0.06156

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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

Best for

8 activities

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Smooth Hawk's-beard, Blackthorn +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Glow-worm · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Peregrine, Mediterranean Gull, Raven +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Ragwort, Hedge Bedstraw, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +224 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Ragwort, Hedge Bedstraw, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +224 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Mediterranean Gull, Raven +36 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Mediterranean Gull, Raven +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational 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
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

60 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
Peacehaven Loop (ESCC Cycle Route 300)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 90 (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Lewes - Southease (ESCC Cycle Route 302)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Well Bottom from Fore Hill

📷 Kevin Gordon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Well Bottom from Fore Hill

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🌱Firle ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Fort Road Recreational GroundUrban park4.9 km→✦FIRLE PLACEHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Denton and Mount Pleasant Recreation GroundUrban park2.8 km→🌱Drove ParkUrban park3.2 km→✦A saucer barrow, a bowl barrow and a pair of hlaews 350m north west of Overhill LodgeHistoric site2 km→

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