The Flats - Broadleaved woodland
9 ha
Plan your visit
🌿Foraging🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
51.09285, 0.54492
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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
- 🌿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
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route40 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
9,855 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,855 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Song Thrush +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Yellow-necked Mouse · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringautumn
2024▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects24 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Nephus quadrimaculatus · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Scymnus suturalis · 7-spot Ladybird +19
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Darter
Silver-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Redshank · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Anomalous Bristle-moss +18
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
- Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
- Cape Thread-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,855 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Song Thrush +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Yellow-necked Mouse · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringautumn
2024▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects24 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Nephus quadrimaculatus · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Scymnus suturalis · 7-spot Ladybird +19
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Darter
Silver-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Redshank · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Anomalous Bristle-moss +18
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
- Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
- Cape Thread-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Sympetrum striolatum
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumDolichovespula mediaDolichovespula mediaDolichovespula mediaDolichovespula mediaEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodes16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2023Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2023Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus2023Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus2023Tanbark BorerPhymatodes testaceus2023Tanbark BorerPhymatodes testaceus2023Orthodontium lineare
Orthodontium lineare
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfoliaJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfoliaSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSlender Stubble-mossGyroweisia tenuisSlender Stubble-mossGyroweisia tenuisCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaLesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2024Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2024Events & activities nearby
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