Grayland Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland6 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.12515, 0.58824
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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
- 🐕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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public 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
Cycling trails listed
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route714 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
19,087 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
19,087 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springautumn
2025▾
House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +44
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Brown Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Downy Emerald · Beautiful Demoiselle +16
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Blue-tailed Damselfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,087 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springautumn
2025▾
House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +44
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Brown Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Downy Emerald · Beautiful Demoiselle +16
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Blue-tailed Damselfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaEctophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennisRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumBlue ShieldbugZicrona caeruleaBlue ShieldbugZicrona caeruleaGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiClosterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialisFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorWool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumWool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseEvents & activities nearby
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