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Coneybury Wood

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

WildlifeBirdsForaging

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking

Best for

9 activities

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, Great Tit +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Blackthorn, Bramble, Pedunculate Oak +29 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Primrose, Ground-ivy, Bluebell +248 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket, Field Grasshopper +25 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket, Field Grasshopper +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 22 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

WealdwayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Hempstead Lanepublic footpath · 617 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 617 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

12,948 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,948 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +33

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winter

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects6 species

summerwinter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Southern Hawker · Juniper Shieldbug +1

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025

🌿

Plants51 species

autumn

2026

Pedunculate Oak · Field Maple · Hazel · Snowdrop · Summer Snowflake +46

Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivum
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2025
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2025
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Monterey CypressCupressus macrocarpa2025
Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2025
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
VervainVerbena officinalis2025
Autumn Lady's-tressesSpiranthes spiralis2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,948 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +33

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winter

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects6 species

summerwinter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Southern Hawker · Juniper Shieldbug +1

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025

🌿

Plants51 species

autumn

2026

Pedunculate Oak · Field Maple · Hazel · Snowdrop · Summer Snowflake +46

Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivum
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2025
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2025
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Monterey CypressCupressus macrocarpa2025
Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2025
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
VervainVerbena officinalis2025
Autumn Lady's-tressesSpiranthes spiralis2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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