Cook's Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland12 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🌿Foraging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
51.00673, -0.21386
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕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 habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km▾
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Accessible Route, NymansWalking route1.2 km▾
Nurtured for nearly 130 years, the garden features an internationally important plant collection containing species from around the world.
Named routeLength 1.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Iron Walk, NymansWalking route3.5 km▾
Named routeLength 3.5 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Red RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Big Swing Walkpublic footpath · 315 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 315 mPath type: footway
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Circle - Bicycle RelationCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norther Arc AvenueCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Burgess Hill - Hickstead Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Burgress Hill - Hickstead (A2300) Cycle TrackCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
4,095 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,095 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Barn Owl · Pheasant · Robin · Blackbird +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- WoodlarkLullula arborea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine · Red Fox · Barbastelle · Hazel Dormouse +12
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2024
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Roe Deer
Southern Hawker
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Primrose · Pedunculate Oak · Hawthorn · Dog's Mercury · Common Knapweed +28
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,095 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Barn Owl · Pheasant · Robin · Blackbird +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- WoodlarkLullula arborea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine · Red Fox · Barbastelle · Hazel Dormouse +12
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2024
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Roe Deer
Southern Hawker
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Primrose · Pedunculate Oak · Hawthorn · Dog's Mercury · Common Knapweed +28
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Capreolus capreolus2024
Capreolus capreolus2024
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024Grey Long-eared BatPlecotus austriacus2024Grey Long-eared BatPlecotus austriacus2024Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis2024Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis2024Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024Alcathoe BatMyotis alcathoe2024Alcathoe BatMyotis alcathoe2024YewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataRhododendronRhododendronRhododendronRhododendronHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareQuaking-grassBriza media2025Quaking-grassBriza media2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025BetonyBetonica officinalis2024BetonyBetonica officinalis2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2024Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2024