Musings Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 16 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › South East › Rother Getting here
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Rough Hawkbit, Hazel +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Yorkshire-fog, Holly +169 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Eristalis pertinax, Willow Emerald Damselfly +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
1066 Country Walk Walking route 50 km ▾
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map Kipling's Puck Walk Around the Bateman's Countryside, Batemans Walking route 4 km ▾
Home of author & poet Rudyard Kipling. The 300 acres of countryside around the house influenced works such as Puck of Pook's Hill, Rewards & Fairies and many poems. Uncover the landscape that inspired his work. Mostly flat with one steep gradient & stiles
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
ESCC Cycle Route 201 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Battle Schools Greenway (ESCC Cycle Route 100) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Genista tinctoria
Genista tinctoria
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Callitriche aggregate Callitriche aggregate
Callitriche aggregate Callitriche aggregate
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus
Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Quaking-grass Briza media
Quaking-grass Briza media
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Aspen Populus tremula
Aspen Populus tremula
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Red Currant Ribes rubrum
Red Currant Ribes rubrum
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
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