Ferry Gate, Winchelsea
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.92680, 0.70755
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +101 more · last seen 2026
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: LAND GATE THE PIPEWELL; Historic site
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +101 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Norfolk Aeshna, Swollen-thighed Beetle +18 more · last seen 2026
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Cleavers +72 more · 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
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
22,684 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,684 records · NBN AtlasBlackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren
+99 more speciesHide species list
Emperor Dragonfly · Norfolk Aeshna · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · White-legged Damselfly
+16 more speciesHide species list
All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Common Nettle · Hogweed · Cleavers · Greater Plantain · Creeping Buttercup
+70 more speciesHide species list
All 75 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,684 records · NBN AtlasBlackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren
+99 more speciesHide species list
Emperor Dragonfly · Norfolk Aeshna · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · White-legged Damselfly
+16 more speciesHide species list
All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Common Nettle · Hogweed · Cleavers · Greater Plantain · Creeping Buttercup
+70 more speciesHide species list
All 75 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus2025Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Yellow Iris
Yellow Iris
Iris pseudacorus
Iris pseudacorus
BrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataFrogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranaeFrogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranaeCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumArrowheadSagittaria sagittifoliaArrowheadSagittaria sagittifoliaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumRusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterachRusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterachGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumBurdockArctiumBurdockArctiumBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaSlender ThistleCarduus tenuiflorusSlender ThistleCarduus tenuiflorusMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisWater DockRumex hydrolapathumWater DockRumex hydrolapathumWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaEvents & activities nearby
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