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Getting here
51.10309, 0.67792
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route346 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 346 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route16 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,822 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,822 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2026▾
Jackdaw · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Wren +35
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2024
Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Small White · Red Admiral +28
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,822 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2026▾
Jackdaw · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Wren +35
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2024
Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Small White · Red Admiral +28
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Glow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2025Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2024Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Orchestes quercusOrchestes quercus2025Orchestes quercusOrchestes quercus2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023PeacockAglais io2023PeacockAglais io2023