Barn and cellar in Rectory Lane
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.92449, 0.70660
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 254m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 254m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Robin +102 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Robin +102 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Historic site; Grade I listed building nearby: THE COURT HALL TOWN MUSEUM
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Speckled Bush-cricket, Blue-tailed Damselfly +4 more · last seen 2026
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
1066 Country Walk - Hastings LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 172Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 172National Cycle Network
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 route42 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route346 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 346 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
The Oast House, Rectory Lane, Winchelsea
Photos
The Oast House, Rectory Lane, Winchelsea
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
28,835 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,835 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds105 species
autumnwinter
2026Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin · Herring Gull · Rook
+100 more speciesHide species list
Scathophaga stercoraria · Speckled Bush-cricket · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Anthocomus rufus
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
- Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,835 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds105 species
autumnwinter
2026Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin · Herring Gull · Rook
+100 more speciesHide species list
Scathophaga stercoraria · Speckled Bush-cricket · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Anthocomus rufus
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
- Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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