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Dawbourne Wood

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

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 — Starling, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dock Bug, Beautiful Demoiselle, Large Red Damselfly +197 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dock Bug, Beautiful Demoiselle, Large Red Damselfly +197 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route

Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

9 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

Wildlife to spot

6,794 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,794 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Starling · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · House Martin · Woodpigeon +19

StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
MagpiePica pica2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🐸

Amphibians5 species

spring

2025

Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects51 species

springsummer

2026

Dock Bug · Beautiful Demoiselle · Batman Hoverfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Azure Damselfly +46

Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Iris WeevilMononychus punctumalbum2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025
ParhelophilusParhelophilus2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024
Stictoleptura scutellataStictoleptura scutellata2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2024
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2024
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2024
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,794 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Starling · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · House Martin · Woodpigeon +19

StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
MagpiePica pica2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🐸

Amphibians5 species

spring

2025

Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects51 species

springsummer

2026

Dock Bug · Beautiful Demoiselle · Batman Hoverfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Azure Damselfly +46

Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Iris WeevilMononychus punctumalbum2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025
ParhelophilusParhelophilus2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024
Stictoleptura scutellataStictoleptura scutellata2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2024
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2024
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2024
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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