Forests & woodlands · South East England
Speckled Wood
Speckled Wood is a forest or woodland in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Ore · 1.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Speckled Wood is a named forest, woodland or nature reserve in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1778. Coordinates: 50.8722°, 0.6053°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Hastings Cliffs to Pett Beach SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: High Weald
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Speckled Wood is a 12.7-acre (5.1 ha) woodland and park in Ore Village in the Ore Valley, Hastings, East Sussex, United Kingdom. The woodland park consists of woodland trails and clearings. The woodland has steep sixty-degree sides and is a wet woodland. The wood is a habitat to a wealth of mammals, birds and invertebrates. There is a stream that runs right through the wood. The name Speckled Wood is believed to have come from the butterflies of the same name that thrive here, the speckled wood (SP1861). Speckled Wood falls within Ore's development area to the northeast of Hastings, where major housing and industrial development has been concentrated during the last two decades. Despite considerable new development in the area, the woodland has been retained since 1930. Speckled Wood, together with nearby fragments of woodland and tree belts, represents a sizeable proportion of green space within the urban area of Hastings and is a conspicuous landscape feature. It is a core area of natural habitat within the town. It is possible to enter the natural area from points within Ore Village using the long established footpaths.
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Background
History
The Yeakell and Gardners 1778 Sussex map shows the area to be a historic woodland. Maps from 1873 to 1875 show the Ore Stream running under Cackle Street (now Frederick Road) and further into the valley. It also mentions the stream and narrow band of woodland surrounded by farm land which was part of the Vine Farm Estate. This was eventually sold by Messrs Woodhams & Son by Auction in Havelock Road 5 June 1889. At around 1897, it is believed that the area (TQ835177) which is part of Speckled Wood may have been used as a brick field, run by a Mr W. Rodgers. This site was described as 7 acre; although the record of this is documented in a book, it is believed to come from a piece of paperwork…
Visiting
There is a map and numbered trail from the entrance at Ore Village Green. There is another entrance at Frederick Road and a further one from Victoria Avenue. By public transport the Village Green Entrance on Old London Rd can be reached by bus from Hastings Railway Station alighting at the Frederick Road bus stop. Buses on route from Hastings Railway Station bus stop also pass near the entrance at Frederick Road. The woodland can also be reached from Ore Station on foot.
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- Coordinates
- 50.8722, 0.6053
- County
- East Sussex
- District
- Hastings
- Parish
- Hastings, unparished area
- Postcode
- TN35 5AL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hastings and Rye
- Established
- 1778
- Nearest railway station
- Ore — 1.1 km
- Opening
- 7 days a week, dawn until dusk
Sources
- osm: w381284871 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Speckled Wood, Hastings (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Speckled wood hastings.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Speckled Wood?
- Speckled Wood is in East Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TN35 5AL), in the parish of Hastings, unparished area.
- When was Speckled Wood built?
- Built or established in 1778.
- Who owns Speckled Wood?
- Speckled Wood is owned by |visitation_num=.
- Is Speckled Wood a protected site?
- Yes — Speckled Wood is part of the Hastings Cliffs to Pett Beach SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the High Weald National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Speckled Wood free to visit?
- Yes, Speckled Wood is free to enter.
- How do I get to Speckled Wood?
- The nearest railway station is Ore, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TN35 5AL.