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Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve

📷 Phil Brandon Hunter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.86819, 0.62772

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Trichocera annulata, Dicranomyia lutea +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Gorse, Lesser Celandine, Holly +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Gorse, Lesser Celandine, Holly +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Alexanders, Blackthorn, Evergreen Oak +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 96 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
Barley Lanepublic footpath · 52 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 52 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Barley Lanepublic footpath · 312 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 312 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Barley Lanepublic footpath · 57 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 57 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
🚴

Cycling

33 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
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Lower Coastguard Lanebyway open to all traffic · 329 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 329 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Monumental Hornbeam

📷 Phil Brandon Hunter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Monumental Hornbeam

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