Brewers Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 24 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Free entry Dogs welcome 24 ha
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51.12437, 0.55108
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 Mushroom 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 Mushroom 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025
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🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Tawny Grisette, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Arthonia radiata +20 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Tawny Grisette, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Arthonia radiata +20 more · last seen 2013
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle +45 more · last seen 2023
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Hairstreak, Peacock, Orange-tip +60 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Green Hairstreak, Peacock, Orange-tip +60 more · last seen 2024
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Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Dandelion
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map 3 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 714 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 714 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 3.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike Trail 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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4,102 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,102 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Goldcrest · Blackbird · Robin +37
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2021 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Mole +3
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Badger Meles meles2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Glow-worm · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Melanostoma mellinum · Scaeva pyrastri · Eupteryx decemnotata +6
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Eupteryx decemnotata Eupteryx decemnotata2023 Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae Creeping Thistle · Cleavers · Common Nettle
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Cleavers Galium aparine Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,102 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Goldcrest · Blackbird · Robin +37
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2021 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Mole +3
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Badger Meles meles2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Glow-worm · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Melanostoma mellinum · Scaeva pyrastri · Eupteryx decemnotata +6
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Eupteryx decemnotata Eupteryx decemnotata2023 Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae Creeping Thistle · Cleavers · Common Nettle
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Cleavers Galium aparine Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
House Mouse Mus musculus2022
House Mouse Mus musculus2022
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 2023
2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2022
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2022
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2021
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2021
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2021
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2021
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2021
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2021 