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Places › England › South East › Hastings Getting here
50.87201, 0.60560
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Limonia nubeculosa, Hybos culiciformis, Trichocera annulata +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Limonia nubeculosa, Hybos culiciformis, Trichocera annulata +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Alexanders, Wild Carrot, Ribwort Plantain +59 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Alexanders, Wild Carrot, Ribwort Plantain +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Alexanders, Evergreen Oak, Procumbent Yellow-sorrel +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 36 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 National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to Brighton 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 Alternative Route Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 30 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
32,758 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,758 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Magpie · Wren · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +38
Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Siskin Spinus spinus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Raven Corvus corax Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Brown Long-eared Bat
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Culex pipiens
Culex pipiens Culex pipiens Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Lesser Celandine · Stinking Iris · Parrot's-feather · Evergreen Oak +14
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025 Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025 Parrot's-feather Myriophyllum aquaticum2025 Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2025 Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,758 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Magpie · Wren · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +38
Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Siskin Spinus spinus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Raven Corvus corax Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Brown Long-eared Bat
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Culex pipiens
Culex pipiens Culex pipiens Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Lesser Celandine · Stinking Iris · Parrot's-feather · Evergreen Oak +14
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025 Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025 Parrot's-feather Myriophyllum aquaticum2025 Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2025 Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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2025
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2025
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum2025
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
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