Blindfield Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 15 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › South East › Mid Sussex Getting here
51.02271, -0.02386
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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, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Dandelion, Common Nettle, Blackthorn +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dandelion, Common Nettle, Cuckooflower +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Tanner Beetle, Azure Damselfly, Common Red Soldier Beetle +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Tanner Beetle, Azure Damselfly, Common Red Soldier Beetle +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref AF-CV Local walking route
Show on map 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 Walk To Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park Walking route 900 m ▾
Named route Length 900 m Duration 00:30 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Tolls Walk, Sheffield Park Walking route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Length 2.2 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Burgess Hill - Haywards Heath Eastern Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Footpath through Blindfield Wood
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Wildlife to spot
5,645 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,645 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Fallow Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +1
Fallow Deer Dama dama Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Tanner Beetle · Azure Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle
Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Hornbeam · Plantain · Bird's-Foot-Trefoil · Blackthorn · Hogweed +16
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Plantain Plantago Bird's-Foot-Trefoil Lotus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Hawkweed Hieracium Mallow Sidalcea hendersonii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,645 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Fallow Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +1
Fallow Deer Dama dama Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Tanner Beetle · Azure Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle
Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Hornbeam · Plantain · Bird's-Foot-Trefoil · Blackthorn · Hogweed +16
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Plantain Plantago Bird's-Foot-Trefoil Lotus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Hawkweed Hieracium Mallow Sidalcea hendersonii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bugle
Bugle
Ajuga reptans
Ajuga reptans
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis
Ragwort Senecio
Ragwort Senecio
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Hazel Corylus
Hazel Corylus
St. John's-Wort Hypericum
St. John's-Wort Hypericum
Oak Quercus
Oak Quercus
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Tulip-tree Liriodendron tulipifera
Tulip-tree Liriodendron tulipifera
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Bindweed Calystegia
Bindweed Calystegia
Knapweed Centaurea
Knapweed Centaurea
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata 