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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Hastings Getting here
50.85972, 0.59132
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Alexanders, Common Nettle, Bramble +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Alexanders, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Ribwort Plantain +133 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Alexanders, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Ribwort Plantain +133 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Field Grasshopper, Eristalis tenax, Limonia nubeculosa +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Eristalis tenax, Limonia nubeculosa +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk - Hastings Link Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to Brighton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 598 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 598 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 30 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 443 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 443 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Footpath leading off West Hill
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Wildlife to spot
26,102 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,102 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Wren · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker +37
Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Raven Corvus corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Culex pipiens
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Culex pipiens Culex pipiens Stinking Iris · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Yellow Horned-poppy · Overleaf Pellia · Lesser Celandine +14
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Yellow Horned-poppy Glaucium flavum Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025 Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,102 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Wren · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker +37
Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Raven Corvus corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Culex pipiens
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Culex pipiens Culex pipiens Stinking Iris · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Yellow Horned-poppy · Overleaf Pellia · Lesser Celandine +14
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Yellow Horned-poppy Glaucium flavum Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025 Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2025
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum2025
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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