Barnfield Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
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51.00124, -0.23887
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Beech, Wood Anemone, Pedunculate Oak +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Beech, Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Dark Bush-cricket, Eupeodes latifasciatus +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Dark Bush-cricket, Eupeodes latifasciatus +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 10 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 Downs Link Walking route 59 km ▾
A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way
Named route Length 59 km Regional walking route
Show on map Red Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Burgess Hill - Hickstead Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Burgress Hill - Hickstead (A2300) Cycle Track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 223 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 503 m ▾
Named route Ref 223 Length 503 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Earwig Lane bridleway · 186 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 186 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Earwig Lane bridleway · 574 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 574 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Earwig Lane bridleway · 11 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 11 m Path type: service
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
4,683 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,683 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Motacilla cinerea cinerea Motacilla cinerea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Dark Bush-cricket
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Pedunculate Oak · White Earwort · Wood Anemone · Primrose · Wild Privet +22
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Primrose Primula vulgaris Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,683 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Motacilla cinerea cinerea Motacilla cinerea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Dark Bush-cricket
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Pedunculate Oak · White Earwort · Wood Anemone · Primrose · Wild Privet +22
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Primrose Primula vulgaris Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Rhododendron Rhododendron
Rhododendron Rhododendron
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris 