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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Rother Getting here
50.96541, 0.69295
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug +158 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug +158 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Red Bartsia · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Red Bartsia · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk Walking route 50 km ▾
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map 31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 172 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 172 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 42 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 42 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 346 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 346 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
18,150 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,150 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Robin · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +43
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Owl Athene noctua Nuthatch Sitta europaea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Skylark Alauda arvensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Linnet Linaria cannabina Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket · Volucella inanis +41
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Red Bartsia
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,150 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Robin · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +43
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Owl Athene noctua Nuthatch Sitta europaea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Skylark Alauda arvensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Linnet Linaria cannabina Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket · Volucella inanis +41
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Red Bartsia
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Dyroderes umbraculatus Dyroderes umbraculatus
Dyroderes umbraculatus Dyroderes umbraculatus
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Stenopsocus immaculatus Stenopsocus immaculatus
Stenopsocus immaculatus Stenopsocus immaculatus
Common Green Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus
Common Green Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis
Yellow-legged Black Pachygaster leachii
Yellow-legged Black Pachygaster leachii
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Melanostoma Melanostoma
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca
Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
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