Paternoster Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 32 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 32 ha
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51.08947, 0.07459
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 70m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 70m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Dartford Warbler, Woodlark, Hobby +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Woodlark, Hobby +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bell Heather, Yorkshire-fog, Sneezewort +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Bishop's Mitre, Turnip Tigress +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Bishop's Mitre, Turnip Tigress +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref AF-CV Local walking route
Show on map Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 3.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 44 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 44 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 14 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 14 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 76 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 76 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Disused gateway into Paternoster Wood
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22,483 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,483 records · National Biodiversity Network Dartford Warbler · Hobby · Woodlark · Curruca undata dartfordiensis · Woodpigeon +35
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Curruca undata dartfordiensis Curruca undata dartfordiensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Fallow Deer · Hazel Dormouse · American Mink +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius American Mink Neovison vison Weasel Mustela nivalis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Turnip Tigress · Bishop's Mitre · Mint Leaf Beetle · Syrphus · Keeled Skimmer +4
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata Mint Leaf Beetle Chrysolina herbacea Syrphus Syrphus Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sneezewort · Round-leaved Sundew
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,483 records · National Biodiversity Network Dartford Warbler · Hobby · Woodlark · Curruca undata dartfordiensis · Woodpigeon +35
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Curruca undata dartfordiensis Curruca undata dartfordiensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Fallow Deer · Hazel Dormouse · American Mink +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius American Mink Neovison vison Weasel Mustela nivalis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Turnip Tigress · Bishop's Mitre · Mint Leaf Beetle · Syrphus · Keeled Skimmer +4
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata Mint Leaf Beetle Chrysolina herbacea Syrphus Syrphus Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sneezewort · Round-leaved Sundew
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 