Collington Wood
✦ Ancient woodland13 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
51.04999, 0.68696
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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
🦉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 — Grey Heron, Wren, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Wren, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2018
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Gatekeeper, Small White +162 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Gatekeeper, Small White +162 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
10 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 route47 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route346 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 346 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route16 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Photos
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Wildlife to spot
2,915 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,915 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummer
2026▾
Grey Heron · Wren · Robin · Blackcap · Chaffinch +48
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Oak Bush-cricket · Anthocomus rufus · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis nemorum +11
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,915 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummer
2026▾
Grey Heron · Wren · Robin · Blackcap · Chaffinch +48
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Oak Bush-cricket · Anthocomus rufus · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis nemorum +11
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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