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Kelk Wood

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

50.91934, 0.46319

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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
  • 🌿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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Beech +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ash, Creeping Buttercup, Butcher's-broom +119 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Orange Ladybird +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
1066 Country Walk - Bexhill LinkWalking route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
ESCC Cycle Route 209Cycling route
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ESCC Cycle Route 201Cycling route
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ESCC Cycle Route 207Cycling route
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ESCC Cycle Route 202Cycling route
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Battle Schools Greenway (ESCC Cycle Route 100)Cycling route
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Battle North (ESCC Cycle Route 110)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kelk Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kelk Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Battle Recreation GroundUrban park1 km→🌱Cherry GardensUrban park1.6 km→🌱Top TerraceUrban park1.7 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park1.9 km→🌱Kingsmead Open SpaceUrban park1.5 km→✦ASHBURNHAM PLACEHistoric site3.8 km→

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