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Wyland Wood

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

50.89851, 0.46120

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Robin +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Robin +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Butcher's-broom, Ivy, Wood Avens +188 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Cionus hortulanus +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Cionus hortulanus +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Combe Valley GreenwayWalking route4.5 km

The Greenway runs alongside the Combe Valley Way, providing access for walkers and cyclists between Bexhill and Hastings.

Named routeLength 4.5 kmPoint-to-pointLocal 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
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
ESCC Cycle Route 209Cycling route
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ESCC Cycle Route 201Cycling route
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ESCC Cycle Route 207Cycling route
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ESCC Cycle Route 202Cycling route
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Battle Schools Greenway (ESCC Cycle Route 100)Cycling route
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Battle North (ESCC Cycle Route 110)Cycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kell Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kell Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Top TerraceUrban park2.4 km→🌱Battle Recreation GroundUrban park2.5 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park2.6 km→🌱Cherry GardensUrban park2.8 km→🌱Kingsmead Open SpaceUrban park3.1 km→✦ASHBURNHAM PLACEHistoric site3.8 km→

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