Court Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland9 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
50.88956, 0.43157
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Combe Valley GreenwayWalking route4.5 km▾
The Greenway runs alongside the Combe Valley Way, providing access for walkers and cyclists between Bexhill and Hastings.
Named routeLength 4.5 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
1066 Country Walk - Bexhill LinkWalking route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km▾
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
ESCC Cycle Route 209Cycling route▾
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ESCC Cycle Route 201Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
ESCC Cycle Route 207Cycling route▾
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ESCC Cycle Route 202Cycling route▾
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Battle Schools Greenway (ESCC Cycle Route 100)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Battle North (ESCC Cycle Route 110)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
4,211 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,211 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +51
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- TealAnas crecca
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Common GullLarus canus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2026▾
Culiseta annulata · Dock Bug · Glow-worm · Batman Hoverfly · Broad Centurion +12
- Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
- Emperor Dragonfly
Primrose · Bluebell · Marsh-marigold
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,211 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +51
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- TealAnas crecca
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Common GullLarus canus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2026▾
Culiseta annulata · Dock Bug · Glow-worm · Batman Hoverfly · Broad Centurion +12
- Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
- Emperor Dragonfly
Primrose · Bluebell · Marsh-marigold
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown HareLepus europaeusBrown HareLepus europaeusBadgerMeles melesBadgerMeles melesAnax imperator2025
Anax imperator2025
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Onthophagus coenobitaOnthophagus coenobita2025Onthophagus coenobitaOnthophagus coenobita2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Cassida vibexCassida vibex2025Cassida vibexCassida vibex2025WirewormElateridae2025WirewormElateridae2025Indet. Spider BeetlePtinidae2025Indet. Spider BeetlePtinidae2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025Events & activities nearby
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