Coombe Plantation - Broadleaved woodland 28 ha
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🦋 Insects🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 28 ha
Places › England › South East › Lewes Getting here
50.88760, -0.01437
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Sussex Ouse Valley Way Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map Southease to Monk's House Circular Walk, Monks House Walking route 5.6 km ▾
For Virginia Woolf, writing & walking were inseparable; she made her stories as she walked. Virginia & Leonard lived at Monk's House from 1919, where she walked for 2hrs+ daily. This walk takes you to places they loved. Paths can be muddy & wet in winter
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Piggy Steps public footpath · 38 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 38 m Path type: footway
Show on map Piggy Steps public footpath · 30 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 30 m Incline up Path type: steps
Show on map Piggy Steps public footpath · 24 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 24 m Path type: footway
Show on map 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs - Spital Road (ESCC Cycle Route 204) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Malling - Southover (ESCC Cycle Route 308) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Offham - Lewes Town Centre (ESCC Cycle Route 306) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Regional Route 90 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map Egrets Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 90 - Swanborough (ESCC Cycle Route 301) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map 42 public paths nearby
Public paths
Race Hill bridleway · 41 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 41 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Gundreda Road bridleway · 89 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 89 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
23,762 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,762 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin +34
Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Raven Corvus corax2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird +6
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes Eupeodes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma Gorse · Winter Aconite · Himalayan Balsam · Branched Bur-reed · Alexanders +31
Gorse Ulex europaeus Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2025 Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,762 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin +34
Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Raven Corvus corax2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird +6
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes Eupeodes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma Gorse · Winter Aconite · Himalayan Balsam · Branched Bur-reed · Alexanders +31
Gorse Ulex europaeus Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2025 Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Longitarsus dorsalis Longitarsus dorsalis2025
Longitarsus dorsalis Longitarsus dorsalis2025
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis2025
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis2025 Stinking Iris
Stinking Iris
Iris foetidissima
Iris foetidissima
Jerusalem Sage Phlomis fruticosa
Jerusalem Sage Phlomis fruticosa
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus
Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2025
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua2025
Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua2025
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2025
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2025
Fine-leaved Water-dropwort Oenanthe aquatica2025
Fine-leaved Water-dropwort Oenanthe aquatica2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii2025
Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii2025
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2025
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2025
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia2025
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025
Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisulca2025
Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisulca2025
Common Club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris2025
Common Club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris2025
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2025
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2025
Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium emersum2025
Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium emersum2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae2025
Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae2025
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre2025
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre2025
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2025
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2025
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025
Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum2025
Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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