Carr's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 20 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
Places › England › South East › Wealden Getting here
51.03307, 0.04598
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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Heather, Lords-and-Ladies, Herb-Robert +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Bilberry, Hogweed +1 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly, Brown Hawker +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly, Brown Hawker +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref AF-CV Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Diamond Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 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 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 Nursery Lane public footpath · 216 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 216 m Surface paved Path type: residential
Show on map School Lane public footpath · 63 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 63 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map School Lane public footpath · 19 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 19 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
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
20,204 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,204 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Wren · Blackbird +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dendrocopos major anglicus Dendrocopos major anglicus2025 Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Garrulus glandarius rufitergum2025 Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Sitta europaea caesia Sitta europaea caesia2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Mole · Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Badger Forked Veilwort · Herb-Robert · Bilberry
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,204 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Wren · Blackbird +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dendrocopos major anglicus Dendrocopos major anglicus2025 Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Garrulus glandarius rufitergum2025 Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Sitta europaea caesia Sitta europaea caesia2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Mole · Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Badger Forked Veilwort · Herb-Robert · Bilberry
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meles meles2025
Meles meles2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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