Glade
← Back🌳 Broadleaved woodland

Plashet Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

50.90566, 0.62492

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Mediterranean Gull, Dartford Warbler +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Mediterranean Gull, Dartford Warbler +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Common Nettle, Hazel +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rowan, Bluebell, Common Nettle +123 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Ruddy Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Glow-worm, Ruddy Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
1066 Country Walk - Hastings LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5 km
Named routeRef 2Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route352 m
Named routeRef 2Length 352 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route684 m
Named routeRef 2Length 684 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ploughed field & Plashett woodland

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ploughed field & Plashett woodland

1 / 15

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉HASTINGS COUNTRY PARKNature reserve4.2 km→🏞️HASTINGSCountry park4.4 km→🌱Fortune of WarUrban park4.8 km→🌱BOS FieldUrban park4.9 km→🌱Halton ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Hastings Cemetery and CrematoriumUrban park3.6 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 6d02864b-07ab-4a95-b622-79a02f13889b