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🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
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Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Jackdaw
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Jackdaw
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
Birds — Swift, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed, Silver-moss +68 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route40 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
10,141 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,141 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Song Thrush +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Yellow-necked Mouse · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians3 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects23 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Pine Ladybird · Scymnus suturalis · 7-spot Ladybird +18
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Darter
Common Feather-moss · Bifid Crestwort · Silver-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Whitish Feather-moss +34
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Cypress-leaved Plait-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,141 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Song Thrush +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Yellow-necked Mouse · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians3 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects23 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Pine Ladybird · Scymnus suturalis · 7-spot Ladybird +18
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Darter
Common Feather-moss · Bifid Crestwort · Silver-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Whitish Feather-moss +34
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Cypress-leaved Plait-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumDolichovespula mediaDolichovespula mediaDolichovespula mediaDolichovespula mediaEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodes16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Eupteryx decemnotataEupteryx decemnotata2023Eupteryx decemnotataEupteryx decemnotata2023Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae2023Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae2023Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfoliaJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfoliaSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSlender Stubble-mossGyroweisia tenuisSlender Stubble-mossGyroweisia tenuisSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2024Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2024Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2024Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2024Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2024Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2024Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2024Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2024Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2024Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2024Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2024Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2024Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2024Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2024Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2024Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2024Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2024White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2024Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2024Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2024Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2024Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2024