Forstal Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland15 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha
Getting here
51.12109, 0.47916
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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
- 🌿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 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route187 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 187 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.5 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 9.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route969 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 969 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
8,951 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,951 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Marsh Tit · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Spotted Flycatcher +35
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Fallow Deer
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Fallow DeerDama dama2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Toad
Empis tessellata · Beautiful Demoiselle · Western Honey Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +8
- Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Glow-worm
Nicholson's Beard-moss · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides · Water Screw-moss · Woodsy Silk-moss · Appleyard's Feather-moss +27
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
- Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale
- Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans
- Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,951 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Marsh Tit · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Spotted Flycatcher +35
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Fallow Deer
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Fallow DeerDama dama2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Toad
Empis tessellata · Beautiful Demoiselle · Western Honey Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +8
- Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Glow-worm
Nicholson's Beard-moss · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides · Water Screw-moss · Woodsy Silk-moss · Appleyard's Feather-moss +27
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
- Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale
- Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans
- Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lampyris noctiluca
Lampyris noctiluca
Black ClockPterostichus madidusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023Twist-tip Feather-moss
Twist-tip Feather-moss
Oxyrrhynchium schleicheri
Oxyrrhynchium schleicheri
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2024Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2024Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2024Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2024Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2024Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2024Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2024Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2024Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2024Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2024Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2024Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2024White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2024White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2024Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2024Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2024Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2024Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2024Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2024Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2024Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum2024Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024