Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Nearly two-thirds of Wealden is protected landscape with Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, ancient woodland, heathland, wetlands and wildlife habitats. The beautiful Ashdown Forest and the South Downs National Park, are both part of this wonderful rural area.

The High Weald, a large part of which is in Wealden, is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is one of the best surviving medieval landscapes in Northern Europe. It was the country's main iron-producing region during the Roman and Tudor periods.

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Ashdown Forest

Experience the spectacular scenery of the ancient Royal Hunting Forest. Ashdown Forest is a large open area of heathland together with pine, birch and oak woodland in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is famous as the setting for the ‘Winnie the Pooh’ stories written by A. A. Milne. A walkers’ paradise, visitors are free to walk wherever they like with over 80 miles of footpaths. There are plenty of secluded picnic areas and car parks (parking charges apply). You will be sure to enjoy the tranquillity of this magic and mystical place. The wildlife and landscape of Ashdown Forest enjoys national and international legal protection and is a Site of Special Scientific Interes
South Downs National Park

The South Downs National Park is over 1,600 km.sq. and stretches 100 miles from the edge of Winchester to Beachy Head. The Park's geology combines the greensands and clays of the Weald with the chalk of the Downlands.
The High Weald

The High Weald, an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), is a medieval landscape of wooded, rolling hills studded with sandstone outcrops, small, irregular-shaped fields, scattered farmsteads and ancient route ways.

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Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty

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