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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
  • Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

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6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Rhagium bifasciatum +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Grade II* listed building: BRIGHTLING NEEDLE; Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Yarrow, Herb-Robert +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ironmaster's Walk, BatemansWalking route3.2 km

Longstanding tradition claims that Bateman's was built by a Wealden ironmaster. It is difficult now to appreciate that Burwash was ever anything other than a village, but the Normans saw the growth of small scale iron production that lasted 4 centuries.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Kipling's Puck Walk Around the Bateman's Countryside, BatemansWalking route4 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 routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

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