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Waste Wood

0 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

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
  • 🌿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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Horse riding

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Brambling, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Brambling, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Bramble, Hawthorn +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pendulous Sedge, Cleavers, Holly +174 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pendulous Sedge, Cleavers, Holly +174 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Golden Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap +5 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Golden Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap +5 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
1066 Country Walk - Bexhill LinkWalking route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
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

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
ESCC Cycle Route 209Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
ESCC Cycle Route 201Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
ESCC Cycle Route 202Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Battle Schools Greenway (ESCC Cycle Route 100)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Battle North (ESCC Cycle Route 110)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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