Steel's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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51.06259, 0.30690
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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 🐕 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +105 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Flame Shoulder, Gatekeeper +208 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Flame Shoulder, Gatekeeper +208 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Elder, Garlic Mustard +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bird Lane public footpath · 610 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 610 m Path type: service
Show on map Bird Lane public footpath · 395 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 395 m Path type: path
Show on map Bird Lane public footpath · 152 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 152 m Path type: track
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 4.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 47 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 73 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 73 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 163 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 163 m 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
7,409 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,409 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Brown Long-eared Bat · Badger
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Badger Meles meles2022 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter summer
2022 ▾
Glow-worm · Dermatobia hominis
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Dermatobia hominis Dermatobia hominis Bee Orchid · Cherry Plum · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Neat Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +58
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024 Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera2024 Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2021 Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2021 Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,409 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Brown Long-eared Bat · Badger
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Badger Meles meles2022 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter summer
2022 ▾
Glow-worm · Dermatobia hominis
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Dermatobia hominis Dermatobia hominis Bee Orchid · Cherry Plum · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Neat Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +58
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024 Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera2024 Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2021 Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2021 Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pointed Spear-moss
Pointed Spear-moss
Calliergonella cuspidata2021
Calliergonella cuspidata2021
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2021
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2021
Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum2021
Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum2021
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2021
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2021
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2021
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2021
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2021
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2021
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2021
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2021
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides2021
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides2021
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2021
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2021
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2021
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2021
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2021
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2021
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2021
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2021
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2021
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2021
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2021
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2021
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2021
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2021
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2021
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2021
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Hesgen Lwyd Carex divulsa
Hesgen Lwyd Carex divulsa
Southern Wood-rush Luzula forsteri
Southern Wood-rush Luzula forsteri
Coralroot Bittercress Cardamine bulbifera
Coralroot Bittercress Cardamine bulbifera
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius2024
Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2023
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2023
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2022
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2022
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2021
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2021
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2021
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2021
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus2021
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus2021
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2021
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2021
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2021
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2021
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2021
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2021
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2021
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2021
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2021
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2021
Petty Pocket-moss Fissidens pusillus2021
Petty Pocket-moss Fissidens pusillus2021
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2021
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2021
Water Earwort Scapania undulata2021
Water Earwort Scapania undulata2021
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2021
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2021
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2021
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2021
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2021
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2021
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2021
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2021
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata2021
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata2021
Awl-leaved Earth-moss Pleuridium subulatum2021
Awl-leaved Earth-moss Pleuridium subulatum2021
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2021
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2021
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans2021
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans2021
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2021
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2021
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2021
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2021
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2021
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2021
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2021
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2021
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2021
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2021
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2021
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2021
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia2021
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia2021 