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Wood Field

✦ Ancient woodland22 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Hastings Country Park 97m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Gorse, Daffodil, Alexanders +5 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Alexanders, Blackthorn, Three-cornered Garlic

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
1066 Country Walk - Hastings LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 2Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route868 m
Named routeLength 868 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5 km
Named routeRef 2Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route598 m
Named routeRef 2Length 598 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Lower Coastguard Lanebyway open to all traffic · 329 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 329 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

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