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Wilden Wood

✦ Ancient woodland27 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome27 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🌿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

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🌿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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dune Thread-moss, Bruch's Pincushion, Forked Veilwort +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Glow-worm, Emperor Dragonfly, Banded Demoiselle +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Emperor Dragonfly, Banded Demoiselle +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route

Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 18Cycling route

Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route4.9 km

Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route187 m

Named routeRef 18Length 187 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route9.5 km

Named routeRef 18Length 9.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

9,504 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,504 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summer

2025

Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jay +48

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
NuthatchSitta europaea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RavenCorvus corax
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
CuckooCuculus canorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwiftApus apus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Rock DoveColumba livia
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula

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Insects5 species

summer

2025

Banded Demoiselle · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · White-legged Damselfly · Brown Hawker

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis

🌿

Plants16 species

winter

2026

Dune Thread-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Blueish Veilwort · Common Tamarisk-moss +11

Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum
Nicholson's Beard-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,504 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summer

2025

Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jay +48

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
NuthatchSitta europaea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RavenCorvus corax
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
CuckooCuculus canorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwiftApus apus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Rock DoveColumba livia
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Banded Demoiselle · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · White-legged Damselfly · Brown Hawker

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis

🌿

Plants16 species

winter

2026

Dune Thread-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Blueish Veilwort · Common Tamarisk-moss +11

Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum
Nicholson's Beard-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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