Forests
Research 5 forests within weekend reach of Lewes, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Lewes. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Lewes. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Lewes, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Friston Forest is a forest reachable from Lewes as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Friston Forest, about 14 km (9 mi) from Lewes
Image credit: Image: Simon Carey / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Selwyns Wood is a nature reserve reachable from Lewes as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Selwyns Wood, about 17 km (11 mi) from Lewes
Image credit: Image: Chris Thomas-Atkin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ashdown Forest is a forest reachable from Lewes as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ashdown Forest, about 22 km (14 mi) from Lewes
Image credit: Image: User:UKgeofan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Tilgate Forest is a forest reachable from Lewes as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Tilgate Forest, about 28 km (17 mi) from Lewes
Image credit: Image: Robin Webster / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
St Leonard's Forest is a forest reachable from Lewes as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — St Leonard's Forest, about 29 km (18 mi) from Lewes
Image credit: Image: Nigel Chadwick / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0