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Wood Field

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

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.87535, 0.65894

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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
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 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

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Foraging

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

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Glow-worm, Harlequin Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Glow-worm, Harlequin Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Daffodil, Alexanders, Gorse +5 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daffodil, Alexanders, Gorse +5 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 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

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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
N/ACycling route75 m
Named routeLength 75 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Large Trees on Shepherd's Way, Fairlight Cove, East Sussex

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

Large Trees on Shepherd's Way, Fairlight Cove, East Sussex

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱East HillUrban park4.5 km→🦉HASTINGS COUNTRY PARKNature reserve2.4 km→🏞️HASTINGSCountry park2.5 km→✦Iron Age cliff castle and site of St George's churchyard on East HillHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Fortune of WarUrban park4.6 km→🌱Halton ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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