Pratt's Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.02577, -0.13598
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
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: High Weald Landscape Trail
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 8 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
Dophin Lesuire Centre to B2272 Public FootpathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Ashgrounds WoodWalking route▾
Named routeLocal 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
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Haywards Heath Town Centre to Cuckfield Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rocky Lane Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Crawley to HandcrossCycling route▾
Hatchgate LaneCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bolnore Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 20 Crawley - Pyecombe (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sparks Lanebridleway · 134 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 134 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Sparks Lanebridleway · 244 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 244 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Sparks Lanebridleway · 10 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 10 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
15,282 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,282 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Chaffinch · Red-legged Partridge · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Robin +46
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwiftApus apus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Ectophasia crassipennis · Banded Demoiselle · Beautiful Demoiselle +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Bluebell · Wood Anemone · Grass Vetchling · Wood-sorrel · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +8
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2025
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,282 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Chaffinch · Red-legged Partridge · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Robin +46
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwiftApus apus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Ectophasia crassipennis · Banded Demoiselle · Beautiful Demoiselle +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Bluebell · Wood Anemone · Grass Vetchling · Wood-sorrel · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +8
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2025
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam
Impatiens glandulifera2025
Impatiens glandulifera2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2025Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2025Events & activities nearby
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