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Beechdown Wood

✦ Ancient woodland40 ha

📷 Julian P Guffogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome40 ha

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50.91747, 0.44005

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Heather, Sweet Chestnut, Ash +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Willow Emerald Damselfly +232 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Willow Emerald Damselfly +232 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

1066 Country Walk - Bexhill LinkWalking route10 km

Named routeLength 10 kmRegional walking route

1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km

Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

ESCC Cycle Route 209Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

ESCC Cycle Route 201Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

ESCC Cycle Route 207Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

ESCC Cycle Route 202Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Battle Schools Greenway (ESCC Cycle Route 100)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Battle North (ESCC Cycle Route 110)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

9,097 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,097 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

summerwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren +47

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

🐝

Insects3 species

summerautumn

2025

Orange Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024

🌿

Plants3 species

summer

2025

Heather · Sweet Chestnut · Ash

HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
AshFraxinus excelsior

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,097 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

summerwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren +47

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

🐝

Insects3 species

summerautumn

2025

Orange Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024

🌿

Plants3 species

summer

2025

Heather · Sweet Chestnut · Ash

HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
AshFraxinus excelsior

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Julian P Guffogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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