Great Hoaths Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 56 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 56 ha
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Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 Mushroom 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 Mushroom 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Yarrow, Bramble +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Crazed Cap, Butter Waxcap +25 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Crazed Cap, Butter Waxcap +25 more · last seen 2021
Varies
Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Meadowsweet +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Large White +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Large White +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ironmaster's Walk, Batemans Walking route 3.2 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.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Kipling's Puck Walk Around the Bateman's Countryside, Batemans Walking route 4 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
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on 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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2,294 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,294 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus Stock Dove Columba oenas Canada Goose Branta canadensis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Dark-edged Bee-fly
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Wood Spurge · Coralroot Bittercress · Ramsons · Common Cow-wheat · Holly +10
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Coralroot Bittercress Cardamine bulbifera Ramsons Allium ursinum Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense Holly Ilex aquifolium Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,294 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus Stock Dove Columba oenas Canada Goose Branta canadensis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Dark-edged Bee-fly
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Wood Spurge · Coralroot Bittercress · Ramsons · Common Cow-wheat · Holly +10
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Coralroot Bittercress Cardamine bulbifera Ramsons Allium ursinum Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense Holly Ilex aquifolium Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Western Hemlock-spruce Tsuga heterophylla
Western Hemlock-spruce Tsuga heterophylla
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Hemlock Conium maculatum
Hemlock Conium maculatum
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica 