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Kiln Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Parking

Best for

9 activities

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 — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Sorrel, Elder, Sweet Chestnut +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Betony, Selfheal, Bluebell +270 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Large White +66 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Large White +66 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km

Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route

Vanguard WayWalking route111 km

Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route

WealdwayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

4,290 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,290 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

springwinter

2025

Pheasant · Nuthatch · Carrion Crow · Song Thrush · Wren +36

PheasantPhasianus colchicus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
SwiftApus apus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
House MartinDelichon urbicum

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🌿

Plants121 species

spring

2025

Wood Melick · Spindle · Oxeye Daisy · Tufted Vetch · Pineappleweed +116

Wood MelickMelica uniflora
SpindleEuonymus europaeus
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Greater PlantainPlantago major
BetonyBetonica officinalis
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Dog-roseRosa canina
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Common Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
RamsonsAllium ursinum
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Grey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsa
DaisyBellis perennis
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
BeechFagus sylvatica
Curled DockRumex crispus
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
AshFraxinus excelsior
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
CleaversGalium aparine
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
YewTaxus baccata
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Alder BuckthornFrangula alnus
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
LilacSyringa vulgaris
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Southern Wood-rushLuzula forsteri
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
BugleAjuga reptans
NipplewortLapsana communis
HazelCorylus avellana
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Field MapleAcer campestre
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
HollyIlex aquifolium
Red CampionSilene dioica
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Ranunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acris
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,290 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

springwinter

2025

Pheasant · Nuthatch · Carrion Crow · Song Thrush · Wren +36

PheasantPhasianus colchicus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
SwiftApus apus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
House MartinDelichon urbicum

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🌿

Plants121 species

spring

2025

Wood Melick · Spindle · Oxeye Daisy · Tufted Vetch · Pineappleweed +116

Wood MelickMelica uniflora
SpindleEuonymus europaeus
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Greater PlantainPlantago major
BetonyBetonica officinalis
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Dog-roseRosa canina
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Common Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
RamsonsAllium ursinum
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Grey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsa
DaisyBellis perennis
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
BeechFagus sylvatica
Curled DockRumex crispus
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
AshFraxinus excelsior
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
CleaversGalium aparine
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
YewTaxus baccata
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Alder BuckthornFrangula alnus
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
LilacSyringa vulgaris
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Southern Wood-rushLuzula forsteri
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
BugleAjuga reptans
NipplewortLapsana communis
HazelCorylus avellana
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Field MapleAcer campestre
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
HollyIlex aquifolium
Red CampionSilene dioica
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Ranunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acris
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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