Cole Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 12 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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50.86636, 0.47527
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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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Common Nettle, Bramble +29 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Holly, Lesser Celandine, Smooth Sow-thistle +234 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Loosestrife Weevil, Ischnopterapion loti/modestum, 16-spot Ladybird +132 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Loosestrife Weevil, Ischnopterapion loti/modestum, 16-spot Ladybird +132 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Combe Valley Greenway Walking route 4.5 km ▾
The Greenway runs alongside the Combe Valley Way, providing access for walkers and cyclists between Bexhill and Hastings.
Named route Length 4.5 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk - Bexhill Link Walking route 10 km ▾
Named route Length 10 km Regional walking route
Show on map Motoring Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk Walking route 50 km ▾
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to Brighton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 349 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 349 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 230 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 230 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 306 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 306 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Buckholt Lane byway open to all traffic · 23 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 23 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Buckholt Lane byway open to all traffic · 33 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 33 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Buckholt Lane byway open to all traffic · 438 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 438 m Surface unpaved Path type: unclassified
Show on map Buckholt Lane byway open to all traffic · 27 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 27 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Buckholt Lane bridleway · 111 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 111 m Surface unpaved Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
32,443 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,443 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Sphaerophoria scripta · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Migrant Hawker +1
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Coltsfoot · Holly · Bell Heather · Maidenhair-tree · Musk-mallow +47
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Holly Ilex aquifolium Bell Heather Erica cinerea Maidenhair-tree Ginkgo biloba Musk-mallow Malva moschata Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Apple-of-Peru Nicandra physalodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,443 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Sphaerophoria scripta · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Migrant Hawker +1
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Coltsfoot · Holly · Bell Heather · Maidenhair-tree · Musk-mallow +47
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Holly Ilex aquifolium Bell Heather Erica cinerea Maidenhair-tree Ginkgo biloba Musk-mallow Malva moschata Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Apple-of-Peru Nicandra physalodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens
Betony Betonica officinalis
Betony Betonica officinalis
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare
White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata
White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Monkey-puzzle Araucaria araucana
Monkey-puzzle Araucaria araucana
Eyebright Euphrasia
Eyebright Euphrasia
Centaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralis var. nemoralis Centaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralis var. nemoralis
Centaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralis var. nemoralis Centaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralis var. nemoralis
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Hybrid Woundwort Stachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua
Hybrid Woundwort Stachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
White Melilot Melilotus albus
White Melilot Melilotus albus
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne 