Ranscombe Holt - Broadleaved woodland 2 ha
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Places › England › South East › Lewes Getting here
50.86575, 0.02026
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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 🐕 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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Saltmarsh — dunlin, redshank and grey plover on passage and in winter
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Coastal saltmarsh priority habitat
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Sussex Ouse Valley Way Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional 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 European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map Southease to Monk's House Circular Walk, Monks House Walking route 5.6 km ▾
For Virginia Woolf, writing & walking were inseparable; she made her stories as she walked. Virginia & Leonard lived at Monk's House from 1919, where she walked for 2hrs+ daily. This walk takes you to places they loved. Paths can be muddy & wet in winter
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Egrets Way public footpath · 28 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 28 m Surface compacted Path type: cycleway
Show on map Egrets Way public footpath · 239 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 239 m Surface fine_gravel Path type: cycleway
Show on map Egrets Way public footpath · 23 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 23 m Surface fine_gravel Path type: path
Show on map 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs - Spital Road (ESCC Cycle Route 204) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Malling - Southover (ESCC Cycle Route 308) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Offham - Lewes Town Centre (ESCC Cycle Route 306) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Regional Route 90 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map Egrets Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 90 - Swanborough (ESCC Cycle Route 301) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Ham Lane bridleway · 458 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 458 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
80,835 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 80,835 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Mallard · Coot · Teal · Little Grebe +41
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Robin Erithacus rubecula White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Greenfinch Chloris chloris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Common Gull Larus canus Snipe Gallinago gallinago European White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carabus granulatus · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Hypera conmaculata +1
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hypera conmaculata Hypera conmaculata Drab Wood-soldierfly Solva marginata Meadow-Grass · Alexanders · Trailing Bellflower · Groundsel · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +49
Meadow-Grass Poa Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 80,835 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Mallard · Coot · Teal · Little Grebe +41
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Robin Erithacus rubecula White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Greenfinch Chloris chloris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Common Gull Larus canus Snipe Gallinago gallinago European White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carabus granulatus · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Hypera conmaculata +1
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hypera conmaculata Hypera conmaculata Drab Wood-soldierfly Solva marginata Meadow-Grass · Alexanders · Trailing Bellflower · Groundsel · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +49
Meadow-Grass Poa Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus
Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis
Ragwort Senecio
Ragwort Senecio
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Atlas Poppy Papaver atlanticum
Atlas Poppy Papaver atlanticum
Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma
Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Early Forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima
Early Forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii
Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria
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