Gill Wood - Broadleaved woodland
6 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.10149, 0.49434
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Play TrailWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route187 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 187 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
2,078 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,078 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Turtle Dove · Raven · Firecrest · Barn Owl · Nightingale +32
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- RavenCorvus corax
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Rabbit · Mole · Roe Deer
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Minotaur Beetle · Green Tiger Beetle · Black Clock · Blue-tailed Damselfly
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Bank Haircap · Two-horned Pincerwort · Rusty Swan-neck Moss +14
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata
- Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
- Larger Mouse-tail Moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,078 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Turtle Dove · Raven · Firecrest · Barn Owl · Nightingale +32
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- RavenCorvus corax
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Rabbit · Mole · Roe Deer
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Minotaur Beetle · Green Tiger Beetle · Black Clock · Blue-tailed Damselfly
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Bank Haircap · Two-horned Pincerwort · Rusty Swan-neck Moss +14
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata
- Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
- Larger Mouse-tail Moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Isothecium alopecuroides
Isothecium alopecuroides
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesBud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynumBud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynumMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaEvents & activities nearby
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