Baltham Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 52 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 52 ha
Places › England › South East › Wealden Getting here
50.98746, 0.29763
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
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Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Atrichum undulatum, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Elegant Silk-moss +78 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Sweet Chestnut, Hawthorn
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sussex Diamond Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map Kipling's Puck Walk Around the Bateman's Countryside, Batemans Walking route 4 km ▾
Home of author & poet Rudyard Kipling. The 300 acres of countryside around the house influenced works such as Puck of Pook's Hill, Rewards & Fairies and many poems. Uncover the landscape that inspired his work. Mostly flat with one steep gradient & stiles
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map The Cuckoo Trail Cycling route ▾
Main Route Cycling route 14 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 14 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 280 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 280 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 70 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 70 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
3,469 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,469 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Raven Corvus corax Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Migrant Hawker · Speckled Wood · Brown Hawker +10
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Great Horsetail · Sweet Chestnut · Hedge Woundwort · Hawthorn
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,469 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Raven Corvus corax Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Migrant Hawker · Speckled Wood · Brown Hawker +10
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Great Horsetail · Sweet Chestnut · Hedge Woundwort · Hawthorn
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 