Hoath Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 18 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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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 — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hazel, Sweet Chestnut, Elder +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Holly, Lesser Spearwort, Hazel +156 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +67 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 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 Brede High Lane public footpath · 403 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 403 m Path type: track
Show on map Brede High Lane public footpath · 15 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 15 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Brede High Lane public footpath · 11 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 11 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
ESCC Cycle Route 209 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Battle Schools Greenway (ESCC Cycle Route 100) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle 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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Wildlife to spot
9,660 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,660 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Coal Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Great Tit · Goldcrest +40
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor comminutus Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 6 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt · Common Frog +1
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria frogs and toads Anura2025 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Broad-bodied Chaser · Large Red Damselfly +9
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Large Red Damselfly 🌿 Plants 61 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Holly · Heather · Fairy Flax · Wood Speedwell · Fine-leaved Water-dropwort +56
Holly Ilex aquifolium Heather Calluna vulgaris Fairy Flax Linum catharticum Wood Speedwell Veronica montana Fine-leaved Water-dropwort Oenanthe aquatica Narrow-leaved Water-plantain Alisma lanceolatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,660 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Coal Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Great Tit · Goldcrest +40
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor comminutus Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 6 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt · Common Frog +1
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria frogs and toads Anura2025 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Broad-bodied Chaser · Large Red Damselfly +9
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Large Red Damselfly 🌿 Plants 61 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Holly · Heather · Fairy Flax · Wood Speedwell · Fine-leaved Water-dropwort +56
Holly Ilex aquifolium Heather Calluna vulgaris Fairy Flax Linum catharticum Wood Speedwell Veronica montana Fine-leaved Water-dropwort Oenanthe aquatica Narrow-leaved Water-plantain Alisma lanceolatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Caenis horaria Caenis horaria
Caenis horaria Caenis horaria
Leptophlebia marginata Leptophlebia marginata
Leptophlebia marginata Leptophlebia marginata
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Baliothrips dispar Baliothrips dispar2025
Baliothrips dispar Baliothrips dispar2025 Lesser Spearwort
Lesser Spearwort
Ranunculus flammula
Ranunculus flammula
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Hay-scented Buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula
Hay-scented Buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea
Eyebright Euphrasia
Eyebright Euphrasia
Betony Betonica officinalis
Betony Betonica officinalis
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris
Lesser Bulrush Typha angustifolia
Lesser Bulrush Typha angustifolia
Myriophyllum Myriophyllum
Myriophyllum Myriophyllum
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri
Blunt-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton obtusifolius
Blunt-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton obtusifolius
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Shoreweed Littorella uniflora
Shoreweed Littorella uniflora
Shining Pondweed Potamogeton lucens
Shining Pondweed Potamogeton lucens
Small Pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii
Small Pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii
Pear Pyrus communis
Pear Pyrus communis
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Smooth-stalked Sedge Carex laevigata
Smooth-stalked Sedge Carex laevigata
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Common Water-starwort Callitriche stagnalis
Common Water-starwort Callitriche stagnalis
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora
Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Common Milkwort Polygala vulgaris
Common Milkwort Polygala vulgaris
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
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