Pook Hole Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › South East › Rother Getting here
50.88182, 0.64818
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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 — Robin, Magpie, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Daffodil, Alexanders, Gorse +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Alexanders, Blackthorn, Common Nettle +1 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Minotaur Beetle, Glow-worm +5 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Minotaur Beetle, Glow-worm +5 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 31 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 3 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 655 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 655 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 868 m ▾
Named route Length 868 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
36,320 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 36,320 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit +46
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Daffodil · Alexanders · Gorse · Lesser Celandine · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +3
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Gorse Ulex europaeus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Primrose Primula vulgaris Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 36,320 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit +46
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Daffodil · Alexanders · Gorse · Lesser Celandine · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +3
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Gorse Ulex europaeus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Primrose Primula vulgaris Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025 