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Holming Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha
WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Firecrest, Raven, Nightingale +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Firecrest, Raven, Nightingale +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Apricot Club, Golden Waxcap +22 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Apricot Club, Golden Waxcap +22 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Perthshire Beard-moss, Lesser Celandine +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Nitrous Bonnet, Deceptive Earthtongue, Scarlet Caterpillarclub +2 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Meadow Brown +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Meadow Brown +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ironmaster's Walk, BatemansWalking route3.2 km

Longstanding tradition claims that Bateman's was built by a Wealden ironmaster. It is difficult now to appreciate that Burwash was ever anything other than a village, but the Normans saw the growth of small scale iron production that lasted 4 centuries.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Kipling's Puck Walk Around the Bateman's Countryside, BatemansWalking route4 km

Home of author & poet Rudyard Kipling. The 300 acres of countryside around the house influenced works such as Puck of Pook's Hill, Rewards & Fairies and many poems. Uncover the landscape that inspired his work. Mostly flat with one steep gradient & stiles

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route

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