Birch Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 32 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 32 ha
Places › England › South East › Rother Getting here
51.05851, 0.43600
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 147m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 147m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Cleavers, Creeping Buttercup +38 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Brown Hawker +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Brown Hawker +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Elder +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Play Trail Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 4.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 431 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 431 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 628 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 628 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 969 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 969 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 2.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Family Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
✦ 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
4,464 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,464 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Coot · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Glow-worm · Pea-leaf Weevil · Heather Ladybird +17
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,464 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Coot · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Glow-worm · Pea-leaf Weevil · Heather Ladybird +17
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2025
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Rivellia syngenesiae Rivellia syngenesiae2025
Rivellia syngenesiae Rivellia syngenesiae2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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