Conifer woodland near Southease 4 ha
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▾ 🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National 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 Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Egrets Way public footpath · 589 m ▾
Eroded grass path width of 0.40 is avoidable and entire bank width is 1.50 at its narrowest.
Public path public footpath Length 589 m Surface grass Path type: footway
Show on map 61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs - Spital Road (ESCC Cycle Route 204) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Malling - Southover (ESCC Cycle Route 308) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Offham - Lewes Town Centre (ESCC Cycle Route 306) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Peacehaven Loop (ESCC Cycle Route 300) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map Regional Route 90 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
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23,847 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,847 records · National Biodiversity Network Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,847 records · National Biodiversity Network Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025 2025
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Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei2025
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei2025
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria2025
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria2025
Quaking-grass Briza media2025
Quaking-grass Briza media2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Squinancywort Asperula cynanchica2025
Squinancywort Asperula cynanchica2025
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2025
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris2025
Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris2025
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2025
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2025
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2025
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata2025
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata2025
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa2025
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa2025
Brachypodium pinnatum Brachypodium pinnatum2025
Brachypodium pinnatum Brachypodium pinnatum2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2025
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia2025
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia2025
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus2025
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus2025
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025
Round-headed Rampion Phyteuma orbiculare2025
Round-headed Rampion Phyteuma orbiculare2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2025
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2025
Common Restharrow Ononis repens2025
Common Restharrow Ononis repens2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule2025
Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule2025
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare2025
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2025
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis2025
Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Ulmus aggregate Ulmus aggregate2025
Ulmus aggregate Ulmus aggregate2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2025
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus2025
Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus2025
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2025
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Hairy Violet Viola hirta2025
Hairy Violet Viola hirta2025
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2025
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2025
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea2025
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea2025
Common Milkwort Polygala vulgaris2025
Common Milkwort Polygala vulgaris2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta2025
Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2025
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2025
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2025
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2025
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2025
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2025
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2025
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2025
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2025
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Chicory Cichorium intybus2025
Chicory Cichorium intybus2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum officinale2025
Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum officinale2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Frog Orchid Dactylorhiza viridis2025
Frog Orchid Dactylorhiza viridis2025
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Alkanet Anchusa officinalis2025
Alkanet Anchusa officinalis2025
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum2025
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum2025
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola2025
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025
Deadly Nightshade Atropa belladonna2025
Deadly Nightshade Atropa belladonna2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2025
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2025
Sweet Violet Viola odorata2025
Sweet Violet Viola odorata2025
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida2025
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Austrian Pine Pinus nigra2025
Austrian Pine Pinus nigra2025
Stone Parsley Sison amomum2025
Stone Parsley Sison amomum2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Bullace Prunus domestica subsp. insititia2025
Bullace Prunus domestica subsp. insititia2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Horseshoe Vetch Hippocrepis comosa2025
Horseshoe Vetch Hippocrepis comosa2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii2025
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii2025
Gymnadenia conopsea Gymnadenia conopsea2025
Gymnadenia conopsea Gymnadenia conopsea2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2025
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2025
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2025
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Red Goosefoot Oxybasis rubra2025
Red Goosefoot Oxybasis rubra2025
Many-Seeded Goosefoot Lipandra polysperma2025
Many-Seeded Goosefoot Lipandra polysperma2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2025
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla2025
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Aspen Populus tremula2025
Aspen Populus tremula2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris2025
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris2025
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.2025
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.2025
Sharp-leaved Fluellen Kickxia elatine2025
Sharp-leaved Fluellen Kickxia elatine2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa2025
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common Orache Atriplex patula2025
Common Orache Atriplex patula2025
Autumn Gentian Gentianella amarella2025
Autumn Gentian Gentianella amarella2025
Eyebright Euphrasia2025
Eyebright Euphrasia2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia2025
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia2025
Rape Brassica napus2025
Rape Brassica napus2025
Basil Thyme Clinopodium acinos2025
Basil Thyme Clinopodium acinos2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2025
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Long-stalked Crane's-bill Geranium columbinum2025
Long-stalked Crane's-bill Geranium columbinum2025
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025
Ploughman's-spikenard Inula conyzae2025
Ploughman's-spikenard Inula conyzae2025
Arenaria serpyllifolia Arenaria serpyllifolia2025
Arenaria serpyllifolia Arenaria serpyllifolia2025
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana2025
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Timothy Phleum pratense2025
Timothy Phleum pratense2025
Common Fragrant-orchid Gymnadenia conopsea2025
Common Fragrant-orchid Gymnadenia conopsea2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025
Burdock Arctium2025
Burdock Arctium2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2025
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2025
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2025
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2025
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis2025
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis2025
White Campion Silene latifolia2025
White Campion Silene latifolia2025
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens2025
Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens2025
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2025
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2025
Annual Wall-rocket Diplotaxis muralis2025
Annual Wall-rocket Diplotaxis muralis2025
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2025
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2025
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2025
Rose Rosa2025
Rose Rosa2025
Tor-grass Brachypodium rupestre2025
Tor-grass Brachypodium rupestre2025
Bear's-breech Acanthus mollis2025
Bear's-breech Acanthus mollis2025
Dactylorhiza fuchsii x Gymnadenia borealis = X Dactylodenia st-quintinii Dactylorhiza fuchsii x Gymnadenia borealis = X Dactylodenia st-quintinii2025
Dactylorhiza fuchsii x Gymnadenia borealis = X Dactylodenia st-quintinii Dactylorhiza fuchsii x Gymnadenia borealis = X Dactylodenia st-quintinii2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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