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🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
50.83936, 0.45041
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and House Sparrow
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and House Sparrow
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Ivy, Hazel +169 more · last seen 2026
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Eristalis pertinax, Common Darter +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Combe Valley GreenwayWalking route4.5 km▾
The Greenway runs alongside the Combe Valley Way, providing access for walkers and cyclists between Bexhill and Hastings.
Named routeLength 4.5 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
1066 Country Walk - Bexhill LinkWalking route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmRegional walking route
Motoring Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route349 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 349 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route230 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 230 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route306 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 306 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
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Path through Collington Wood
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Wildlife to spot
34,096 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
34,096 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Starling · Blackbird +37
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Badger
🐝Insects4 species
springautumn
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · Common Darter · Eupeodes · Southern Hawker
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Pedunculate Oak · Hazel · Sweet Chestnut · Ash · Herb-Robert +41
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
- AshFraxinus excelsior2025
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
34,096 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Starling · Blackbird +37
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Badger
🐝Insects4 species
springautumn
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · Common Darter · Eupeodes · Southern Hawker
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Pedunculate Oak · Hazel · Sweet Chestnut · Ash · Herb-Robert +41
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
- AshFraxinus excelsior2025
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025PrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisAlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2025Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2025Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2025Red CurrantRibes rubrum2025Red CurrantRibes rubrum2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025New Zealand BroadleafGriselinia littoralis2025New Zealand BroadleafGriselinia littoralis2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2025Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025BugleAjuga reptans2025BugleAjuga reptans2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025