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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.05594, 0.23323
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
- 🍄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
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
- 🍄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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Moorhen +54 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hazel Dormouse, Common Shrew, Hedgehog +12 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Lilac Pinkgill, Snowy Waxcap +18 more · last seen 2021
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Brimstone +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadow Vetchling, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Bluebell +130 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 21Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.5 km▾
Named routeRef 21Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 21Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route62 m▾
Named routeLength 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,505 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,505 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Blackcap · Chiffchaff · Redwing +19
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Minotaur Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
🌿Plants74 species
springautumn
2025▾
Yarrow · Corncockle · Bittersweet · Primrose · Red Dead-nettle +69
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- CorncockleAgrostemma githago
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- Field Maple
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,505 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Blackcap · Chiffchaff · Redwing +19
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Minotaur Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
🌿Plants74 species
springautumn
2025▾
Yarrow · Corncockle · Bittersweet · Primrose · Red Dead-nettle +69
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- CorncockleAgrostemma githago
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- Field Maple
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Acer campestre
Acer campestre
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