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Coalpit Wood

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.03451, 0.36022

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Marsh Tit, Blackbird, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Marsh Tit, Blackbird, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Isothecium myosuroides, Coralroot Bittercress +103 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Beautiful Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly +169 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Beautiful Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly +169 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Blackthorn, Garlic Mustard +4 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ironmaster's Walk, BatemansWalking route3.2 km

Longstanding tradition claims that Bateman's was built by a Wealden ironmaster. It is difficult now to appreciate that Burwash was ever anything other than a village, but the Normans saw the growth of small scale iron production that lasted 4 centuries.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Kipling's Puck Walk Around the Bateman's Countryside, BatemansWalking route4 km

Home of author & poet Rudyard Kipling. The 300 acres of countryside around the house influenced works such as Puck of Pook's Hill, Rewards & Fairies and many poems. Uncover the landscape that inspired his work. Mostly flat with one steep gradient & stiles

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hoadley Wood

📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hoadley Wood

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Nearby places

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⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→⛪Church of Christ the KingReligious grounds4.4 km→💧Bewl WaterReservoir4.5 km→💧Bewl WaterReservoir4.5 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→

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