Buxted Park Deer Park
153 ha
Plan your visit
🌳Ancient🦅Birds💜Bluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome153 ha
Getting here
50.98520, 0.11878
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Long-tailed Tit
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Long-tailed Tit
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Blackbird +32 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Snowdrop, Yew, Wall Screw-moss +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Blackbird +32 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Grade II* listed building: COURTYARD WITH TERMS, BALUSTRADE AND FOUNTAIN WEST SIDE OF BUXTED PARK; Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 63 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km▾
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km▾
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Tainters Brookpublic footpath · 15 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mPath type: residential
Tainters Brookpublic footpath · 33 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 33 mPath type: residential
Tower Ridepublic footpath · 257 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 257 mPath type: footway
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
24,346 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,346 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger · Fallow Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
🐝Insects9 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Bibio lanigerus · 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Limonia nubeculosa +4
- Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa
🌿Plants26 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Snowdrop · Yew · Wall Screw-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Wood Anemone +21
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- YewTaxus baccata
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Holly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,346 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger · Fallow Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
🐝Insects9 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Bibio lanigerus · 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Limonia nubeculosa +4
- Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa
🌿Plants26 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Snowdrop · Yew · Wall Screw-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Wood Anemone +21
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- YewTaxus baccata
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Holly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatusGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium
BeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaWellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteumWellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2025Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025