Petley Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 56 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 56 ha
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50.92948, 0.50944
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Goldfinch 🌿 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
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Goldfinch 🌿 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bracken, Common Nettle, Ramsons +199 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Ramsons, Pedunculate Oak +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Large Willow Aphid, Southern Hawker +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Large Willow Aphid, Southern Hawker +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
1066 Country Walk - Bexhill Link Walking route 10 km ▾
Named route Length 10 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk Walking route 50 km ▾
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
ESCC Cycle Route 209 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ESCC Cycle Route 201 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ESCC Cycle Route 207 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ESCC Cycle Route 202 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 Battle North (ESCC Cycle Route 110) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Uckham Lane bridleway · 829 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 829 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Uckham Lane bridleway · 31 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 31 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Uckham Lane bridleway · 112 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 112 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Mill Lane bridleway · 624 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 624 m Path type: service
Show on map Mill Lane bridleway · 11 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 11 m Path type: service
Show on 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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Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Succisa pratensis
Succisa pratensis
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Grey Sedge Carex divulsa subsp. divulsa
Grey Sedge Carex divulsa subsp. divulsa
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Krauss's Clubmoss Selaginella kraussiana
Krauss's Clubmoss Selaginella kraussiana
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Narrow-leaved Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. nigra
Narrow-leaved Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. nigra
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