The Forest Way lies within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the heart of the picturesque East Sussex countryside with the Ashdown Forest lying to the south. It takes the route of a disused railway line and now provides an important habitat for wildlife forming a ‘green corridor’ through the upper valley of the River Medway. You might spot dragonflies, newts, swallows, badger tracks, deer, or foxes. 

The French called this area “bad lands to cross” as cliffs, sinkholes and creeks make this terrain very challenging compared to the surrounding plains, especially when wet and muddy. The same sandstone, clay and shale layers that make this area difficult to cross also create colorful and fascinating formations not found in many other areas. The North Dakota Badlands are largely centered around the canyon or valley created by the Little Missouri River.