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🦅Birds🧺Picnic✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome129 ha
Getting here
51.09217, 0.40753
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Martin and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 112m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Martin and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 112m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Martin, Robin, Mallard +55 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: THE RUINS OF OLD SCOTNEY CASTLE; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — House Martin, Robin, Mallard +55 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +46 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 56 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Play TrailWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
The Old Carriagewaypublic footpath · 18 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 18 mSurface grassPath type: track
The Old Carriage Waypublic footpath · 218 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 218 mSurface groundPath type: track
The Old Carriage Waypublic footpath · 271 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 271 mSurface groundPath type: track
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route187 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 187 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.5 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 9.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route969 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 969 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
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Grounds of Scotney Castle
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Wildlife to spot
19,730 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,730 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Robin · House Martin · Blue Tit · Mallard · Jackdaw +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
Slow-worm
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax · Azure Damselfly +11
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Great Scented Liverwort · Grove Earwort · Common Knapweed · Vervain · Creeping-Jenny +7
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
- Grove EarwortScapania nemorea
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- VervainVerbena officinalis
- Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,730 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Robin · House Martin · Blue Tit · Mallard · Jackdaw +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
Slow-worm
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax · Azure Damselfly +11
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Great Scented Liverwort · Grove Earwort · Common Knapweed · Vervain · Creeping-Jenny +7
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
- Grove EarwortScapania nemorea
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- VervainVerbena officinalis
- Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Valerian
Red Valerian
Centranthus ruber
Centranthus ruber
Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morioGreen-winged OrchidAnacamptis morioBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatum