Pigeon Cove Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 60 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 60 ha
Places › England › South East › Rother Getting here
50.88789, 0.60479
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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 — Nuthatch, Greenfinch, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Nuthatch, Greenfinch, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Lesser Celandine, Bluebell +115 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hogweed, Garlic Mustard +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Limonia nubeculosa, Emerald Damselfly +121 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Glow-worm, Limonia nubeculosa, Emerald Damselfly +121 more · last seen 2026
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk - Hastings Link Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk Walking route 50 km ▾
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to Brighton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 598 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 598 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 30 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path 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.
Photos Burnt Out Motorcycle, Pigeon Cove Gill
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Wildlife to spot
13,983 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,983 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Goldfinch · Redwing · Greenfinch · Goldcrest +39
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Bat · Pine Marten
Bat Chiroptera Pine Marten Martes martes2025 Limonia nubeculosa · Grammotaulius nigropunctatus · Stenophylax permistus · Minotaur Beetle · Trichocera annulata +7
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa2025 Grammotaulius nigropunctatus Grammotaulius nigropunctatus Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025 Dicranomyia lutea Dicranomyia lutea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,983 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Goldfinch · Redwing · Greenfinch · Goldcrest +39
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Bat · Pine Marten
Bat Chiroptera Pine Marten Martes martes2025 Limonia nubeculosa · Grammotaulius nigropunctatus · Stenophylax permistus · Minotaur Beetle · Trichocera annulata +7
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa2025 Grammotaulius nigropunctatus Grammotaulius nigropunctatus Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025 Dicranomyia lutea Dicranomyia lutea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Trichocera saltator Trichocera saltator2025
Trichocera saltator Trichocera saltator2025
Claustropyga abblanda Claustropyga abblanda2025
Claustropyga abblanda Claustropyga abblanda2025
Trichocera rufescens Trichocera rufescens2025
Trichocera rufescens Trichocera rufescens2025
Dixa submaculata Dixa submaculata2025
Dixa submaculata Dixa submaculata2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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