Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve ✦ Ancient woodland 19 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Places › England › South East › Hastings Getting here
50.86240, 0.61139
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Alexanders, Common Nettle, Bramble +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Alexanders, Common Nettle, Trailing Bellflower +134 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hybos culiciformis, Face Fly, Cheilosia illustrata +45 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hybos culiciformis, Face Fly, Cheilosia illustrata +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk - Hastings Link Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barley Lane public footpath · 312 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 312 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Barley Lane public footpath · 52 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 52 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to Brighton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 598 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 598 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 30 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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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Wildlife to spot
20,952 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,952 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Magpie · Jackdaw · Wren +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Siskin Spinus spinus House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Brown Long-eared Bat
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Culex pipiens · Graphopsocus cruciatus · Aedes annulipes · Ocydromia glabricula · Valenzuela flavidus +4
Culex pipiens Culex pipiens Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025 Aedes annulipes Aedes annulipes2025 Ocydromia glabricula Ocydromia glabricula2025 Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2025 Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis 🌿 Plants 51 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Alexanders · Ribwort Plantain · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Dandelion +46
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025 Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025 Dandelion Taraxacum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,952 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Magpie · Jackdaw · Wren +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Siskin Spinus spinus House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Brown Long-eared Bat
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Culex pipiens · Graphopsocus cruciatus · Aedes annulipes · Ocydromia glabricula · Valenzuela flavidus +4
Culex pipiens Culex pipiens Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025 Aedes annulipes Aedes annulipes2025 Ocydromia glabricula Ocydromia glabricula2025 Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2025 Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis 🌿 Plants 51 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Alexanders · Ribwort Plantain · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Dandelion +46
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025 Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025 Dandelion Taraxacum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Acericerus vittifrons Acericerus vittifrons2025
Acericerus vittifrons Acericerus vittifrons2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Trailing Bellflower
Trailing Bellflower
Campanula poscharskyana2025
Campanula poscharskyana2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Yellow Horned-poppy Glaucium flavum
Yellow Horned-poppy Glaucium flavum
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Parrot's-feather Myriophyllum aquaticum2025
Parrot's-feather Myriophyllum aquaticum2025
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2025
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2025
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla2025
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla2025
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2025
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus2025
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis2025
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica2025
Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2025
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Nettle-Leaved Goosefoot Chenopodiastrum murale2025
Nettle-Leaved Goosefoot Chenopodiastrum murale2025
Lesser Calamint Clinopodium nepeta2025
Lesser Calamint Clinopodium nepeta2025
Toothpick-Plant Visnaga daucoides2025
Toothpick-Plant Visnaga daucoides2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2025
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