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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome 59 ha
Getting here
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Open directionsv Wadhurst Castle is a 19th-century castellated mansion just to the west of the town of Wadhurst, East Sussex, England, in an elevated position overlooking the countryside to the south. It is a grade II listed building.
Read more on Wikipedia → Mansion Grade II listed park and garden
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for White Stork and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for White Stork and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — White Stork, Woodpigeon, Robin +47 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Indet. Deer, Hedgehog, Hazel Dormouse +13 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Cockchafer, Southern Hawker +128 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cow Parsley, Garlic Mustard, Wood Anemone +138 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
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Wildlife to spot
7,490 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,490 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · White Stork · Robin · Carrion Crow +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Swift Apus apus Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Indet. Deer · Badger · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species +2
Indet. Deer Cervidae Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Stenurella melanura · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Minotaur Beetle
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura2024 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024 Ramsons · Cuckooflower · Wood Anemone · Bluebell · Hairy Wood-rush +86
Ramsons Allium ursinum Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa Hazel Corylus avellana Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,490 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · White Stork · Robin · Carrion Crow +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Swift Apus apus Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Indet. Deer · Badger · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species +2
Indet. Deer Cervidae Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Stenurella melanura · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Minotaur Beetle
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura2024 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024 Ramsons · Cuckooflower · Wood Anemone · Bluebell · Hairy Wood-rush +86
Ramsons Allium ursinum Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa Hazel Corylus avellana Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rabbit
Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus2023
Oryctolagus cuniculus2023
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum
Hesgen Lwyd Carex divulsa
Hesgen Lwyd Carex divulsa
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Western Hemlock-spruce Tsuga heterophylla
Western Hemlock-spruce Tsuga heterophylla
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis
Purple Saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia
Purple Saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia
Wild Plum Prunus domestica
Wild Plum Prunus domestica
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Urtica dioica subsp. dioica Urtica dioica subsp. dioica
Urtica dioica subsp. dioica Urtica dioica subsp. dioica
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum var. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum var. montanum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum var. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum var. montanum
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii
Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Southern Wood-rush Luzula forsteri
Southern Wood-rush Luzula forsteri
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Apple Malus domestica
Apple Malus domestica
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Sedge Carex
Sedge Carex
Large Bitter-cress Cardamine amara
Large Bitter-cress Cardamine amara
Lesser Londonpride Saxifraga cuneifolia
Lesser Londonpride Saxifraga cuneifolia
Coralroot Bittercress Cardamine bulbifera
Coralroot Bittercress Cardamine bulbifera
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum
Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum
Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2024
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2024
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2024
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2024 