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Panningridge iron furnace site

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Brambling, Robin, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Brambling, Robin, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Rough Hawkbit +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Spangle Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap +8 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Spangle Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap +8 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Pendulous Sedge, Dyer's Greenweed, Common Spotted-orchid +157 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pendulous Sedge, Dyer's Greenweed, Common Spotted-orchid +157 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km

Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Battle Schools Greenway (ESCC Cycle Route 100)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Lakehurst Lanebridleway · 490 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 490 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Lakehurst Lanebridleway · 36 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 36 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

2,977 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,977 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2025

Robin · Pheasant · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +45

RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
NuthatchSitta europaea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwallowHirundo rustica

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Fallow DeerDama dama
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🌿

Plants59 species

summer

2025

Dyer's Greenweed · Field Wood-rush · False-brome · Sweet Vernal-grass · Red Fescue +54

Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Callitriche aggregateCallitriche aggregate
HollyIlex aquifolium
Greater PlantainPlantago major
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
CleaversGalium aparine
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
IvyHedera helix
White CloverTrifolium repens
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
HazelCorylus avellana
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
YewTaxus baccata
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Greater BurdockArctium lappa
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Black BryonyTamus communis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,977 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2025

Robin · Pheasant · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +45

RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
NuthatchSitta europaea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwallowHirundo rustica

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Fallow DeerDama dama
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🌿

Plants59 species

summer

2025

Dyer's Greenweed · Field Wood-rush · False-brome · Sweet Vernal-grass · Red Fescue +54

Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Callitriche aggregateCallitriche aggregate
HollyIlex aquifolium
Greater PlantainPlantago major
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
CleaversGalium aparine
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
IvyHedera helix
White CloverTrifolium repens
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
HazelCorylus avellana
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
YewTaxus baccata
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Greater BurdockArctium lappa
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Black BryonyTamus communis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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