Popland Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 12 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Places › England › South East › Rother Getting here
50.90358, 0.59707
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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, Greenfinch, Blue Tit +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Greenfinch, Blue Tit +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard, Sweet Chestnut +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Herb-Robert, Holly +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Glow-worm, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 16 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 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 Main Route Cycling route 443 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 443 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1.2 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
7,622 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,622 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Nuthatch · Greenfinch · Goldfinch · Redwing · Blackbird +26
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Siskin Spinus spinus Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Bat · Pine Marten · Hazel Dormouse
Bat Chiroptera Pine Marten Martes martes2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Glow-worm · Emerald Damselfly · Common Cockchafer · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +27
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Yellow-rattle
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,622 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Nuthatch · Greenfinch · Goldfinch · Redwing · Blackbird +26
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Siskin Spinus spinus Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Bat · Pine Marten · Hazel Dormouse
Bat Chiroptera Pine Marten Martes martes2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Glow-worm · Emerald Damselfly · Common Cockchafer · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +27
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Yellow-rattle
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Austrolimnophila ochracea Austrolimnophila ochracea2025
Austrolimnophila ochracea Austrolimnophila ochracea2025
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa2025
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa2025
Grammotaulius nigropunctatus Grammotaulius nigropunctatus
Grammotaulius nigropunctatus Grammotaulius nigropunctatus
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2025
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus2025
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2025
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2025
Hybos femoratus Hybos femoratus2025
Hybos femoratus Hybos femoratus2025
Nephrotoma quadrifaria Nephrotoma quadrifaria2025
Nephrotoma quadrifaria Nephrotoma quadrifaria2025
Platypalpus ciliaris Platypalpus ciliaris2025
Platypalpus ciliaris Platypalpus ciliaris2025
Neolimonia dumetorum Neolimonia dumetorum2025
Neolimonia dumetorum Neolimonia dumetorum2025
Ormosia nodulosa Ormosia nodulosa2025
Ormosia nodulosa Ormosia nodulosa2025
Hylemya vagans Hylemya vagans2025
Hylemya vagans Hylemya vagans2025
Dicranophragma nemorale Dicranophragma nemorale2025
Dicranophragma nemorale Dicranophragma nemorale2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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