Lower Ground Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland5 ha
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.10069, 0.50333
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 360m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 360m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £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
🍂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
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
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
5,066 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,066 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTurtle Dove · Raven · Firecrest · Robin · Great Tit +42
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- RavenCorvus corax
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Yellow-necked Mouse · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
🐝Insects9 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Minotaur Beetle · Dock Bug · Corizus hyoscyami · Southern Hawker · Hairy Shieldbug +4
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Bank Haircap · Two-horned Pincerwort
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,066 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTurtle Dove · Raven · Firecrest · Robin · Great Tit +42
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- RavenCorvus corax
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Yellow-necked Mouse · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
🐝Insects9 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Minotaur Beetle · Dock Bug · Corizus hyoscyami · Southern Hawker · Hairy Shieldbug +4
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Bank Haircap · Two-horned Pincerwort
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Events & activities nearby
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