Scalands Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 40 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 40 ha
Places › England › South East › Rother Getting here
50.97643, 0.44455
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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, Blackbird, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Coralroot Bittercress, Cleavers +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Eristalis tenax +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Eristalis tenax +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Hogweed +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ironmaster's Walk, Batemans Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Longstanding tradition claims that Bateman's was built by a Wealden ironmaster. It is difficult now to appreciate that Burwash was ever anything other than a village, but the Normans saw the growth of small scale iron production that lasted 4 centuries.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Kipling's Puck Walk Around the Bateman's Countryside, Batemans Walking route 4 km ▾
Home of author & poet Rudyard Kipling. The 300 acres of countryside around the house influenced works such as Puck of Pook's Hill, Rewards & Fairies and many poems. Uncover the landscape that inspired his work. Mostly flat with one steep gradient & stiles
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
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
12,461 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,461 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Song Thrush +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Starling Sturnus vulgaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Raven Corvus corax Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Yellow Meadow Ant · Common Blue Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle +8
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Cleavers · Wood Avens · Lords-and-Ladies · Coralroot Bittercress · Southern Wood-rush +48
Cleavers Galium aparine Wood Avens Geum urbanum Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Coralroot Bittercress Cardamine bulbifera2025 Southern Wood-rush Luzula forsteri2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Purple Toadflax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,461 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Song Thrush +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Starling Sturnus vulgaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Raven Corvus corax Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Yellow Meadow Ant · Common Blue Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle +8
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Cleavers · Wood Avens · Lords-and-Ladies · Coralroot Bittercress · Southern Wood-rush +48
Cleavers Galium aparine Wood Avens Geum urbanum Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Coralroot Bittercress Cardamine bulbifera2025 Southern Wood-rush Luzula forsteri2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Purple Toadflax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Donacia marginata Donacia marginata2025
Donacia marginata Donacia marginata2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Linaria purpurea
Linaria purpurea
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Holly-leaved Naiad Najas marina2025
Holly-leaved Naiad Najas marina2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025
Sanicle Sanicula europaea2025
Sanicle Sanicula europaea2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2025
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2025
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2025
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2025
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2025
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2025
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2025
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus2025
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Hesgen Lwyd Carex divulsa2025
Hesgen Lwyd Carex divulsa2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2025
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.2025
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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