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Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve

6 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Magpie
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Hastings Country Park 435m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Alexanders, Blackthorn, Evergreen Oak

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Trichocera annulata, Dicranomyia lutea +7 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Trichocera annulata, Dicranomyia lutea +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Gorse, Daffodil, Alexanders +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Gorse, Daffodil, Alexanders +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 31 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
Lower Coastguard Lanepublic footpath · 94 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 94 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

30 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
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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

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