Chaites Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 37 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 37 ha
Places › England › South East › Mid Sussex Getting here
50.98650, -0.17866
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Field Maple, Sycamore, Hawthorn +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Rutpela maculata +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Rutpela maculata +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Hogweed, Common Nettle +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 13 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 Green Circle - Walking Relation Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Circle - Bicycle Relation Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kings Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norther Arc Avenue Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norther Arc Avenue Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Haywards Heath Town Centre to Cuckfield Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rocky Lane Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Old Pinks Lane bridleway · 252 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 252 m Surface unpaved Path type: bridleway
Show on map Old Pinks Lane bridleway · 123 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 123 m Surface unpaved Path type: bridleway
Show on map Old Pinks Lane bridleway · 7 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 7 m Surface concrete Path type: bridleway
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
4,902 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,902 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Great Tit +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Whitethroat Curruca communis Barn Owl Tyto alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swift Apus apus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Bat · Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Shrew +3
Bat Chiroptera Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Common Shrew 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Closterotomus trivialis
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2024 🌿 Plants 17 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Chicory · Hawthorn · Common Nettle · Primrose · Butcher's-broom +12
Chicory Cichorium intybus Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Common Nettle Urtica dioica Primrose Primula vulgaris Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,902 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Great Tit +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Whitethroat Curruca communis Barn Owl Tyto alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swift Apus apus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Bat · Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Shrew +3
Bat Chiroptera Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Common Shrew 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Closterotomus trivialis
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2024 🌿 Plants 17 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Chicory · Hawthorn · Common Nettle · Primrose · Butcher's-broom +12
Chicory Cichorium intybus Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Common Nettle Urtica dioica Primrose Primula vulgaris Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sorex araneus2025
Sorex araneus2025
Fallow Deer Dama dama2024
Fallow Deer Dama dama2024
Badger Meles meles2024
Badger Meles meles2024
American Mink Neovison vison2024
American Mink Neovison vison2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium2024
Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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