Combe Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 53 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 53 ha
Places › England › South East › Wealden Getting here
50.89350, 0.40622
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 110+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit 🐕 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
🐦 110+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit 🐕 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +107 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +107 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Beech, Hornbeam, Primrose +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Glow-worm, Common Water-Boatman +37 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Glow-worm, Common Water-Boatman +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Beech, Hawthorn, Hogweed +1 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
1066 Country Walk Walking route 50 km ▾
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
ESCC Cycle Route 201 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Battle Schools Greenway (ESCC Cycle Route 100) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Combe Hill Farm, Combe Hill
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Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Onthophagus coenobita Onthophagus coenobita2025
Onthophagus coenobita Onthophagus coenobita2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Wireworm Elateridae2025
Wireworm Elateridae2025
Indet. Spider Beetle Ptinidae2025
Indet. Spider Beetle Ptinidae2025
Cassida vibex Cassida vibex2025
Cassida vibex Cassida vibex2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Conops vesicularis Conops vesicularis2025
Conops vesicularis Conops vesicularis2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae2025
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025 Bogbean
Bogbean
Menyanthes trifoliata
Menyanthes trifoliata
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris 