Asylum Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Lewes Getting here
50.98829, -0.08514
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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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Holly, Herb-Robert +54 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Holly, Herb-Robert +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Hawthorn +3 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Alder Leaf Beetle, Swollen-thighed Beetle +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Alder Leaf Beetle, Swollen-thighed Beetle +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Sussex Diamond Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Ouse Valley Way Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map Dophin Lesuire Centre to B2272 Public Footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ashgrounds Wood Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Circle - Bicycle Relation Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kings Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norther Arc Avenue Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norther Arc Avenue Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Haywards Heath Town Centre to Cuckfield Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rocky Lane Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Colwell Lane byway open to all traffic · 726 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 726 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
19,358 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,358 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Hazel Dormouse · Pipistrelle · Fallow Deer · Badger
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Fallow Deer Dama dama Badger Meles meles 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Alder Leaf Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Sicus ferrugineus · Melanostoma scalare +4
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Common Red Soldier Beetle 🌿 Plants 26 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · French Marigold · Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Pineappleweed · Prickly Lettuce +21
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna French Marigold Tagetes patula2025 Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2025 Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025 Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,358 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Hazel Dormouse · Pipistrelle · Fallow Deer · Badger
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Fallow Deer Dama dama Badger Meles meles 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Alder Leaf Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Sicus ferrugineus · Melanostoma scalare +4
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Common Red Soldier Beetle 🌿 Plants 26 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · French Marigold · Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Pineappleweed · Prickly Lettuce +21
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna French Marigold Tagetes patula2025 Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2025 Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025 Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagonycha fulva
Rhagonycha fulva
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Common Knapweed
Common Knapweed
Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2025
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2025
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2025
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2025
Cowbane Cicuta virosa2025
Cowbane Cicuta virosa2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Creeping Yellow-cress Rorippa sylvestris2025
Creeping Yellow-cress Rorippa sylvestris2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2025
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2025
Man Orchid Orchis anthropophora2025
Man Orchid Orchis anthropophora2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2025
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2025
Orange-ball-tree Buddleja globosa2025
Orange-ball-tree Buddleja globosa2025
Rock Crane's-bill Geranium macrorrhizum2025
Rock Crane's-bill Geranium macrorrhizum2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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