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Places › England › South East › Rother 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 🌿 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Azure Damselfly, Sphaerophoria +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Azure Damselfly, Sphaerophoria +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cuckooflower, Red Clover, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +136 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cuckooflower, Red Clover, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +136 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Garlic Mustard, Thyme-leaved Speedwell +9 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ironmaster's Walk, Batemans Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Longstanding tradition claims that Bateman's was built by a Wealden ironmaster. It is difficult now to appreciate that Burwash was ever anything other than a village, but the Normans saw the growth of small scale iron production that lasted 4 centuries.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk Walking route 50 km ▾
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map Kipling's Puck Walk Around the Bateman's Countryside, Batemans Walking route 4 km ▾
Home of author & poet Rudyard Kipling. The 300 acres of countryside around the house influenced works such as Puck of Pook's Hill, Rewards & Fairies and many poems. Uncover the landscape that inspired his work. Mostly flat with one steep gradient & stiles
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Photos Stained glass window, St Giles' church, Dallington
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Wildlife to spot
4,914 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,914 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Crossbill · Great Tit · Wren +45
Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sphaerophoria · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Speckled Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · Azure Damselfly +5
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Yarrow · Enchanter's-nightshade · Lesser Celandine · Wood Sage
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,914 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Crossbill · Great Tit · Wren +45
Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sphaerophoria · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Speckled Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · Azure Damselfly +5
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Yarrow · Enchanter's-nightshade · Lesser Celandine · Wood Sage
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Back-Swimmer Notonecta
Back-Swimmer Notonecta
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2024
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024 