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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Toilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Trichocera annulata, Dicranomyia lutea +9 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Trichocera annulata, Dicranomyia lutea +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Gorse, Daffodil, Alexanders +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Gorse, Daffodil, Alexanders +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Alexanders, Blackthorn, Common Nettle +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

1066 Country Walk - Hastings LinkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km

Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route5 km

Named routeRef 2Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 2Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route598 m

Named routeRef 2Length 598 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route30 m

Named routeRef 2Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

35,001 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

35,001 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds84 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Herring Gull +79

MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RavenCorvus corax
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia
SiskinSpinus spinus
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Water Shrew

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
BadgerMeles meles
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens

🐸

Amphibians2 species

wintersummer

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2025

🐝

Insects12 species

summerautumn

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · Trichocera annulata · Dicranomyia lutea · Limonia nubeculosa · Glow-worm +7

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata2025
Dicranomyia luteaDicranomyia lutea2025
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2025
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Leopoldius signatusLeopoldius signatus2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025

🌿

Plants12 species

winter

2026

Gorse · Daffodil · Alexanders · Lesser Celandine · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +7

GorseUlex europaeus
DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Parrot's-featherMyriophyllum aquaticum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

35,001 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds84 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Herring Gull +79

MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RavenCorvus corax
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia
SiskinSpinus spinus
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Water Shrew

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
BadgerMeles meles
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens

🐸

Amphibians2 species

wintersummer

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2025

🐝

Insects12 species

summerautumn

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · Trichocera annulata · Dicranomyia lutea · Limonia nubeculosa · Glow-worm +7

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata2025
Dicranomyia luteaDicranomyia lutea2025
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2025
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Leopoldius signatusLeopoldius signatus2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025

🌿

Plants12 species

winter

2026

Gorse · Daffodil · Alexanders · Lesser Celandine · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +7

GorseUlex europaeus
DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Parrot's-featherMyriophyllum aquaticum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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