Creep Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 116 ha
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
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50.93192, 0.42694
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Brambling and Robin 🌿 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
🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Brambling and Robin 🌿 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🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Brambling, Robin, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Brambling, Robin, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cleavers, Holly, Pendulous Sedge +170 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hazel, Bramble, Hawthorn +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Glow-worm, Orange Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Spangle Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap · last seen 2021; Fungi — Spangle Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap · last seen 2021
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
1066 Country Walk - Bexhill Link Walking route 10 km ▾
Named route Length 10 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk Walking route 50 km ▾
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
ESCC Cycle Route 209 Cycling route ▾
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Show on map ESCC Cycle Route 201 Cycling route ▾
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Show on map ESCC Cycle Route 207 Cycling route ▾
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Show on map ESCC Cycle Route 202 Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Battle Schools Greenway (ESCC Cycle Route 100) Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Battle North (ESCC Cycle Route 110) Cycling route ▾
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Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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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Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Callitriche aggregate Callitriche aggregate
Callitriche aggregate Callitriche aggregate
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria
Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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