Burstowhill Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 25 ha
🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 25 ha
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51.04609, -0.06748
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 🌿 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Glaucous Sedge, Meadow Vetchling, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +151 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
William Robinson Woodland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Diamond Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km 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 Dophin Lesuire Centre to B2272 Public Footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Standen to Selsfield Common, Standen Walking route 13.6 km ▾
This 8.5-mile walk is ideal for experienced walkers. The route takes you around Selsfield Common, a heathland habitat of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), along country paths and through wildlife-rich woodlands.
Named route Length 13.6 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Berry Lane public footpath · 754 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 754 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Haywards Heath Town Centre to Cuckfield Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hatchgate Lane Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 20 Crawley - Pyecombe (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
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
6,556 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,556 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Robin +33
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Common Blue · Small White +11
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,556 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Robin +33
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Common Blue · Small White +11
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 