Tellis Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 45 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 45 ha
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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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bracken, Creeping Buttercup, Butcher's-broom +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Pedunculate Oak +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Large White +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Large White +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 1066 Country Walk Walking route 50 km ▾
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map 6 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 Battle North (ESCC Cycle Route 110) Cycling route ▾
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Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos The junction of Crowders Lane and Catsfield Road
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Wildlife to spot
8,982 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,982 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Jackdaw +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Common Gull Larus canus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Orange Ladybird · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus · Nanna fasciata · Limonia nubeculosa · Empis praevia +3
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Nanna fasciata Nanna fasciata Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa Empis praevia Empis praevia Empis nigripes Empis nigripes Hilara maura 🌿 Plants 52 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Creeping Buttercup · Common Nettle · Bracken · Hogweed · Cleavers +47
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Common Nettle Urtica dioica Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Cleavers Galium aparine Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,982 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Jackdaw +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Common Gull Larus canus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Orange Ladybird · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus · Nanna fasciata · Limonia nubeculosa · Empis praevia +3
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Nanna fasciata Nanna fasciata Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa Empis praevia Empis praevia Empis nigripes Empis nigripes Hilara maura 🌿 Plants 52 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Creeping Buttercup · Common Nettle · Bracken · Hogweed · Cleavers +47
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Common Nettle Urtica dioica Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Cleavers Galium aparine Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hilara maura
Hilara maura
Hydrotaea cyrtoneurina Hydrotaea cyrtoneurina
Hydrotaea cyrtoneurina Hydrotaea cyrtoneurina Elder
Elder
Sambucus nigra
Sambucus nigra
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Burdock Arctium
Burdock Arctium
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Bamboo Bambusa
Bamboo Bambusa
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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