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Brightling Temple

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Dogs welcome0 ha

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
  • 🍄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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Wren +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Wren +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Nitrous Bonnet, Golden Waxcap +28 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Nitrous Bonnet, Golden Waxcap +28 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Sussaba flavipes, Glow-worm, Diadegma +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sussaba flavipes, Glow-worm, Diadegma +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yarrow, Bramble, Oxeye Daisy +90 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yarrow, Bramble, Oxeye Daisy +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hazel, Ground-elder +12 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 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
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional 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
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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