Ring Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 27 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 27 ha
Places › England › South East › Rother Getting here
50.87021, 0.48273
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Swift +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Swift +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Holly, Dog's Mercury, Lesser Celandine +205 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Elder, Common Nettle +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Loosestrife Weevil, Ischnopterapion loti/modestum, 16-spot Ladybird +139 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Loosestrife Weevil, Ischnopterapion loti/modestum, 16-spot Ladybird +139 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Combe Valley Greenway Walking route 4.5 km ▾
The Greenway runs alongside the Combe Valley Way, providing access for walkers and cyclists between Bexhill and Hastings.
Named route Length 4.5 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk - Bexhill Link Walking route 10 km ▾
Named route Length 10 km Regional walking route
Show on map Motoring Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk Walking route 50 km ▾
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
ESCC Cycle Route 207 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 National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to Brighton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 349 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 349 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 230 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 230 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 25 public paths nearby
Public paths
Buckholt Lane byway open to all traffic · 23 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 23 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Buckholt Lane byway open to all traffic · 33 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 33 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Buckholt Lane bridleway · 111 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 111 m Surface unpaved Path type: unclassified
Show on map Buckholt Lane byway open to all traffic · 27 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 27 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Combe Valley Greenway bridleway · 10 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 10 m Path type: bridleway
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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Apple-of-Peru
Apple-of-Peru
Nicandra physalodes
Nicandra physalodes
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare
White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata
White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata
Centaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralis var. nemoralis Centaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralis var. nemoralis
Centaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralis var. nemoralis Centaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralis var. nemoralis
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Hybrid Woundwort Stachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua
Hybrid Woundwort Stachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
White Melilot Melilotus albus
White Melilot Melilotus albus
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Field Woundwort Stachys arvensis
Field Woundwort Stachys arvensis
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata
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