Cousley Wood occupies a ridge of high ground where the Wealden clay yields to the insistent influence of the southern horizon. It lies 1.4 miles east-north-east of Wadhurst (from Wadhurst: bearing 59°T, OS grid TQ 651 334), and is situated east of Wood's Green village. The light here possesses a particular clarity, often catching the verdant slopes of Buckland Hill just to the north-west before the shadows lengthen across the lanes. Beneath the canopy of the surrounding woodland, the earth holds a quiet, damp depth that echoes the ancient character of the Sussex landscape. A short distance away, the vast, reflective expanse of Bewl Water draws the eye towards the east, its presence cooling the air on even the warmest afternoons. Cousley Wood remains defined by this proximity to water and height, where the heavy, iron-rich soil has long dictated the patterns of local husbandry. The horizon is punctuated by the silhouette of trees that have withstood centuries of shifting weather, standing as silent observers to the slow passage of the seasons.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cousley Wood, East Sussex, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Cousley Wood includes coordinates 51.076998, 0.356181, in the county of East Sussex, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Cousley Wood is available on the Cousley Wood map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the East Sussex weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.