Snoad Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 36 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 36 ha
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51.14421, 0.51942
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dune Thread-moss, Wood Bristle-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Glow-worm, Minotaur Beetle, Violet Ground Beetle +3 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Glow-worm, Minotaur Beetle, Violet Ground Beetle +3 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 4.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 187 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 187 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 9.5 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
4,961 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,961 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker +43
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Whitethroat Curruca communis Linnet Linaria cannabina Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Columba oenas oenas Columba oenas oenas Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Greylag Goose Anser anser Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Skylark Alauda arvensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Dune Thread-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Blueish Veilwort · Common Tamarisk-moss +11
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum Nicholson's Beard-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,961 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker +43
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Whitethroat Curruca communis Linnet Linaria cannabina Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Columba oenas oenas Columba oenas oenas Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Greylag Goose Anser anser Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Skylark Alauda arvensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Dune Thread-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Blueish Veilwort · Common Tamarisk-moss +11
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum Nicholson's Beard-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Didymodon nicholsonii
Didymodon nicholsonii
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Shaw's Bristle-moss Lewinskya striata
Shaw's Bristle-moss Lewinskya striata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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