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Bird's Hole

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Robin, Swallow +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Robin, Swallow +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Bristly Oxtongue +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Broad-bodied Chaser +66 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Broad-bodied Chaser +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Broad-leaved Dock, Hogweed +165 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Broad-leaved Dock, Hogweed +165 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 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 routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
A Walk at Blackcap, BlackcapWalking route6.4 km

Enjoy a circular walk around this secluded gem with sunken bostals, a hidden woodland, views over the Weald and fascinating history. 'Bostal' is a Sussex term for a way up a hill on the South Downs. Uneven ground, muddy in wet weather. 1 stile.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Malling - Southover (ESCC Cycle Route 308)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Offham - Lewes Town Centre (ESCC Cycle Route 306)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cooksbridge - Lewes Riverside (ESCC Cycle Route 307)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southdows to Lewes Train Station (ESCC Cycle Route 205)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Nevil - Southover (ESCC Cycle Route 305)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ditchling - Cooksbridge (ESCC Cycle Route 206)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Birdshole Lanebridleway · 377 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 377 mPath type: bridleway
Birdshole Lanebridleway · 5 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 5 mPath type: track
Birdshole Lanebridleway · 36 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 36 mPath type: track
Birdshole Lanebridleway · 56 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 56 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Birdshole Lanebridleway · 299 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 299 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bird's Hole

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦NEWICK PARKHistoric site3.5 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→💧Barcombe ReservoirReservoir3.1 km→💧Barcombe ReservoirReservoir3.1 km→✦Bowl barrow south of Coombe PlantationHistoric site4.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→

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