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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🍄Mushroom 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
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +70 more · last seen 2025
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Golden Waxcap, Parrot Waxcap, Nitrous Bonnet +23 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Golden Waxcap, Parrot Waxcap, Nitrous Bonnet +23 more · last seen 2021
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cuckooflower, Garlic Mustard, Purple Toothwort +99 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cuckooflower, Garlic Mustard, Purple Toothwort +99 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Wood-rust +9 more foraging species
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Sphaerophoria, Willow Emerald Damselfly +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Sphaerophoria, Willow Emerald Damselfly +35 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Ironmaster's Walk, BatemansWalking route3.2 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.
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Kipling's Puck Walk Around the Bateman's Countryside, BatemansWalking route4 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
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