Ridden's Wood - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South East › Lewes Getting here
50.94332, -0.06447
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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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
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Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 13 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 Ditchling Beacon to Devil's Dyke, South Downs walk, Sussex East Walking route 11.2 km ▾
This walk takes in one of the most stunning sections of the South Downs Way. Spring & Summer bring rich plant life thanks to the chalk soil, forming unique grassland habitat. Great bus links from Brighton. Mostly flat until Pyecombe where it gets steep.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 03:00 Point-to-point 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 Ashgrounds Wood Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Earls Walk, Sheffield Park Walking route 3.4 km ▾
The southern section of this trail (through Ironsgate Mead) seasonally floods, so an alternate dry route has been suggested.
Named route Length 3.4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Circle - Bicycle Relation Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kings Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norther Arc Avenue Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norther Arc Avenue Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rocky Lane Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cooksbridge - Lewes Riverside (ESCC Cycle Route 307) 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 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Green Lane restricted byway · 344 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 344 m Path type: track
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
12,496 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,496 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +41
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Southern Oak Bush-cricket · 22-spot Ladybird
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Lesser Celandine · Ivy · Winter Heliotrope · Holly · Daisy +25
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ivy Hedera helix Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Holly Ilex aquifolium Daisy Bellis perennis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,496 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +41
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Southern Oak Bush-cricket · 22-spot Ladybird
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Lesser Celandine · Ivy · Winter Heliotrope · Holly · Daisy +25
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ivy Hedera helix Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Holly Ilex aquifolium Daisy Bellis perennis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Saw-wort Serratula tinctoria2025
Saw-wort Serratula tinctoria2025
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus2025
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus2025
Stone Parsley Sison amomum2025
Stone Parsley Sison amomum2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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