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Love's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome4 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

7 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Forked Veilwort, Redshank, Dune Thread-moss +62 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Redshank, Dune Thread-moss +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Glow-worm, Emperor Dragonfly, Banded Demoiselle +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Emperor Dragonfly, Banded Demoiselle +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route

Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 18Cycling route

Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route4.9 km

Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route187 m

Named routeRef 18Length 187 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route9.5 km

Named routeRef 18Length 9.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,810 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,810 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +46

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica
RookCorvus frugilegus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CuckooCuculus canorus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RavenCorvus corax
Herring GullLarus argentatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwiftApus apus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Banded Demoiselle · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · White-legged Damselfly

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes

🌿

Plants16 species

winter

2026

Dune Thread-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Cylindric Beard-moss · Variable-leaved Crestwort +11

Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Shaw's Bristle-mossLewinskya striata
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,810 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +46

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica
RookCorvus frugilegus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CuckooCuculus canorus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RavenCorvus corax
Herring GullLarus argentatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwiftApus apus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Banded Demoiselle · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · White-legged Damselfly

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes

🌿

Plants16 species

winter

2026

Dune Thread-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Cylindric Beard-moss · Variable-leaved Crestwort +11

Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Shaw's Bristle-mossLewinskya striata
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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