Bushyplot Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 16 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
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51.03447, -0.07007
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Wood Bristle-moss +137 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Wood-sorrel, Ramsons, Corn Mint +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Ashgrounds Wood Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Walk To Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park Walking route 900 m ▾
Named route Length 900 m Duration 00:30 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Hoad Lane public footpath · 708 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 708 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map 4 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 Bolnore Cycle Route 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
2,691 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,691 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Pheasant · Jackdaw +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Swift Apus apus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Red Admiral · Clogmia albipunctata +4
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis Marsh Woundwort · Wood Anemone · Hedge Bindweed · Vervain · Water-Starwort +11
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium Vervain Verbena officinalis Water-Starwort Callitriche Ramsons Allium ursinum Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,691 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Pheasant · Jackdaw +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Swift Apus apus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Red Admiral · Clogmia albipunctata +4
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis Marsh Woundwort · Wood Anemone · Hedge Bindweed · Vervain · Water-Starwort +11
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium Vervain Verbena officinalis Water-Starwort Callitriche Ramsons Allium ursinum Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Corn Mint Mentha arvensis
Corn Mint Mentha arvensis
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa 