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Mab's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Free entryDogs welcome13 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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dune Thread-moss, Wood Bristle-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Glow-worm, Emperor Dragonfly, Banded Demoiselle +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Emperor Dragonfly, Banded Demoiselle +8 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

4,718 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,718 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

summerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Blackbird +44

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JayGarrulus glandarius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RavenCorvus corax
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Columba oenas oenasColumba oenas oenas
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwiftApus apus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

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

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

🌿

Plants16 species

winter

2026

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

Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Common Tamarisk-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,718 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

summerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Blackbird +44

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JayGarrulus glandarius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RavenCorvus corax
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Columba oenas oenasColumba oenas oenas
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwiftApus apus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

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

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

🌿

Plants16 species

winter

2026

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

Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Common Tamarisk-moss

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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