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Coombe Wood

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

50.97082, 0.37630

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Procumbent Yellow-sorrel, Common Chickweed, Dandelion +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Field Bindweed, Daisy, Procumbent Yellow-sorrel +166 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 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
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
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Edge of Coombe Wood

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Edge of Coombe Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BRIGHTLING PARKHistoric site1.9 km→✦BATEMANSHistoric site2.1 km→⛪Church of Christ the KingReligious grounds3 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→💧Darwell ReservoirReservoir4.5 km→💧Darwell ReservoirReservoir4.5 km→

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