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Whitefield Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

50.87519, 0.51212

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Grey Heron, Robin, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Robin, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Hogweed, Bristly Oxtongue +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Anemone, Ramsons, Butcher's-broom +193 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Loosestrife Weevil, Ischnopterapion loti/modestum +135 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Loosestrife Weevil, Ischnopterapion loti/modestum +135 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Motoring Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
ESCC Cycle Route 209Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
ESCC Cycle Route 201Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
ESCC Cycle Route 207Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
ESCC Cycle Route 202Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Battle Schools Greenway (ESCC Cycle Route 100)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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Whitefield Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱White Rock GardensUrban park4.6 km→🌱White Rock GardensUrban park4.7 km→🌱Bexhill DownUrban park4.7 km→🌱West Marina GardensUrban park3.4 km→🌱West Marina GardensUrban park3.4 km→🌱Alexandra ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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