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Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Tufted Vetch, Selfheal, Lesser Stitchwort +33 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Xylota sylvarum, Platycheirus peltatus agg. +9 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wood-sorrel, Bristly Oxtongue, Hogweed +1 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
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.
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
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
Furnacefield Lanepublic footpath · 251 m
Old Shoyswell Manor Farm Lanepublic footpath · 304 m
Longdown Meadow Roadpublic footpath · 168 m
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Old Shoyswell Manor Farm Lanebridleway · 856 m
Longdown Meadow Roadbridleway · 189 m
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