Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve 1 ha
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Hastings Getting here
50.87349, 0.63934
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blue Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Grumpy Cook Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blue Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Grumpy Cook Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Trichocera annulata, Dicranomyia lutea +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 17 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 1066 Country Walk Walking route 50 km ▾
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map Lower Coastguard Lane public footpath · 94 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 94 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 30 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Lower Coastguard Lane byway open to all traffic · 329 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 329 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Photos Disused quarry in Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve
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Wildlife to spot
40,993 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,993 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit +41
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Daffodil · Gorse · Alexanders · Lesser Celandine · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +4
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus Gorse Ulex europaeus Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Primrose Primula vulgaris Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,993 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit +41
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Daffodil · Gorse · Alexanders · Lesser Celandine · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +4
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus Gorse Ulex europaeus Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Primrose Primula vulgaris Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Parrot's-feather Myriophyllum aquaticum2025
Parrot's-feather Myriophyllum aquaticum2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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