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🌳Ancient🦅Birds💜Bluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome166 ha
Getting here
51.05938, 0.61412
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route582 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 582 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route714 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.1 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 7.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
4,599 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,599 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Song Thrush · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Chiffchaff +31
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Brown Long-eared Bat
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee +8
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
- Red-tailed Bumblebee
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,599 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Song Thrush · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Chiffchaff +31
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Brown Long-eared Bat
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee +8
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
- Red-tailed Bumblebee
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus lapidarius2024
Bombus lapidarius2024
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024Large Garden BumblebeeBombus ruderatus2024Large Garden BumblebeeBombus ruderatus2024Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2024Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2024