Bird-in-eye Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Robin, Grey Heron, Great Spotted Woodpecker +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Grey Heron, Great Spotted Woodpecker +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Blackthorn, Bulrush, Bristly Oxtongue +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Fleabane, Yarrow, Creeping Thistle +175 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Broad-bodied Chaser +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Broad-bodied Chaser +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 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 Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Selby Close public footpath · 77 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 77 m Path type: residential
Show on map Bullfinch Gardens public footpath · 81 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 81 m Path type: residential
Show on map Mallard Drive public footpath · 56 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 56 m Path type: residential
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Bird-in-Eye Farm on Bird-in-Eye Hill, Uckfield
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Wildlife to spot
28,641 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,641 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Coal Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Song Thrush +38
Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 🌿 Plants 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Snowdrop · Summer Snowflake · Common Whitlowgrass · Musk Stork's-bill · Blackthorn +7
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,641 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Coal Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Song Thrush +38
Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 🌿 Plants 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Snowdrop · Summer Snowflake · Common Whitlowgrass · Musk Stork's-bill · Blackthorn +7
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Dead-nettle
Red Dead-nettle
Lamium purpureum
Lamium purpureum
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2025
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2025
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2025
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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