National Trust Scotney Castle Estate
609 ha
Plan your visit
🌳Ancient🦅Birds💜Bluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome609 ha
Getting here
51.09362, 0.41357
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Mallard, House Martin +41 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: THE RUINS OF OLD SCOTNEY CASTLE; Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bugle, Great Scented Liverwort, Crenulated Flapwort +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Mallard, House Martin +41 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 64 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Play TrailWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Bewl Crossingpublic footpath · 12 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 12 mSurface grassPath type: footway
The Old Carriagewaypublic footpath · 58 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 58 mSurface grassPath type: track
Sweetbourne Bridgepublic footpath · 13 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mSurface grassPath type: track
7 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
Main RouteCycling route969 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 969 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Photos
Grassland near Scotney Castle
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
18,878 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,878 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Robin · Mallard · House Martin · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
Slow-worm
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Eristalis pertinax · Azure Damselfly +11
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
🌿Plants14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bugle · Great Scented Liverwort · Crenulated Flapwort · Grove Earwort · Common Knapweed +9
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
- Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum
- Grove EarwortScapania nemorea
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- VervainVerbena officinalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,878 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Robin · Mallard · House Martin · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
Slow-worm
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Eristalis pertinax · Azure Damselfly +11
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
🌿Plants14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bugle · Great Scented Liverwort · Crenulated Flapwort · Grove Earwort · Common Knapweed +9
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
- Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum
- Grove EarwortScapania nemorea
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- VervainVerbena officinalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Creeping-Jenny
Creeping-Jenny
Lysimachia nummularia
Lysimachia nummularia
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberGreen-winged OrchidAnacamptis morioGreen-winged OrchidAnacamptis morioWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaEvents & activities nearby
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