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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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Guelder-rose, Pedunculate Oak +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Sweet Chestnut, Guelder-rose +188 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Holly, Sweet Chestnut, Guelder-rose +188 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly +37 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Combe Valley Greenway Walking route 4.5 km ▾
The Greenway runs alongside the Combe Valley Way, providing access for walkers and cyclists between Bexhill and Hastings.
Named route Length 4.5 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk - Bexhill Link Walking route 10 km ▾
Named route Length 10 km Regional walking route
Show on map Motoring Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk Walking route 50 km ▾
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to Brighton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 349 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 349 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 230 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 230 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 3.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 306 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 306 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
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Wildlife to spot
32,356 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,356 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Hazel Dormouse · Badger
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Eristalis pertinax +4
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Guelder-rose · Male-fern · Hazel · Sweet Chestnut · Ash +56
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025 Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025 Hazel Corylus avellana2025 Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025 Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025 Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,356 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Hazel Dormouse · Badger
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Eristalis pertinax +4
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Guelder-rose · Male-fern · Hazel · Sweet Chestnut · Ash +56
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025 Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025 Hazel Corylus avellana2025 Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025 Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025 Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 2025
2025
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2025
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2025
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Bay Laurus nobilis2025
Bay Laurus nobilis2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2025
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2025
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2025
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2025
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2025
Aspen Populus tremula2025
Aspen Populus tremula2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2025
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2025
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Red Currant Ribes rubrum2025
Red Currant Ribes rubrum2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus2025
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2025
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Betony Betonica officinalis2025
Betony Betonica officinalis2025