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Places › England › South East › Hastings Getting here
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Limonia nubeculosa, Trichocera annulata +113 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Limonia nubeculosa, Trichocera annulata +113 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Anemone, Soft Shield-fern, Creeping Buttercup +199 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Anemone, Soft Shield-fern, Creeping Buttercup +199 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hazel, Hogweed +23 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 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 Combe Valley Greenway Walking route 4.5 km ▾
The Greenway runs alongside the Combe Valley Way, providing access for walkers and cyclists between Bexhill and Hastings.
Named route Length 4.5 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk - Bexhill Link Walking route 10 km ▾
Named route Length 10 km Regional walking route
Show on map Motoring Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
ESCC Cycle Route 209 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ESCC Cycle Route 201 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ESCC Cycle Route 207 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ESCC Cycle Route 202 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Battle Schools Greenway (ESCC Cycle Route 100) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos St Anne's Church, Hollington (2)
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Wildlife to spot
23,036 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,036 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Mallard +27
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Badger
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles2025 Limonia nubeculosa · Trichocera annulata · Common Darter · Trichocera saltator · Trichocera major +12
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Trichocera saltator Trichocera saltator Trichocera major Trichocera major Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Trioza urticae Soft Shield-fern · Wood Anemone · Creeping Buttercup · Hart's-Tongue · Common Fleabane +81
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2025 Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,036 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Mallard +27
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Badger
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles2025 Limonia nubeculosa · Trichocera annulata · Common Darter · Trichocera saltator · Trichocera major +12
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Trichocera saltator Trichocera saltator Trichocera major Trichocera major Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Trioza urticae Soft Shield-fern · Wood Anemone · Creeping Buttercup · Hart's-Tongue · Common Fleabane +81
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2025 Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trioza urticae
Trioza urticae
Trichocera rufescens Trichocera rufescens
Trichocera rufescens Trichocera rufescens
Dixa submaculata Dixa submaculata
Dixa submaculata Dixa submaculata
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens
Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens
Neolimonia dumetorum Neolimonia dumetorum
Neolimonia dumetorum Neolimonia dumetorum
Rhypholophus bifurcatus Rhypholophus bifurcatus
Rhypholophus bifurcatus Rhypholophus bifurcatus
Phaonia palpata Phaonia palpata
Phaonia palpata Phaonia palpata
Tipula confusa Tipula confusa
Tipula confusa Tipula confusa 2025
2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2025
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2025
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2025
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2025
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2025
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum2025
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Stone Parsley Sison amomum2025
Stone Parsley Sison amomum2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus2025
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Burdock Arctium2025
Burdock Arctium2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Narrow Buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana2025
Narrow Buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina2025
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2025
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga2025
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia2025
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
Balkan Spurge Euphorbia oblongata2025
Balkan Spurge Euphorbia oblongata2025
Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea Lathyrus latifolius2025
Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea Lathyrus latifolius2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2025
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Bindweed Calystegia2025
Bindweed Calystegia2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2025
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Angelica Angelica2025
Angelica Angelica2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
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