Middleton Plantation - Conifer woodland 2 ha
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50.91377, -0.08972
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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 welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
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Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 7 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 Ditchling Beacon to Devil's Dyke, South Downs walk, Sussex East Walking route 11.2 km ▾
This walk takes in one of the most stunning sections of the South Downs Way. Spring & Summer bring rich plant life thanks to the chalk soil, forming unique grassland habitat. Great bus links from Brighton. Mostly flat until Pyecombe where it gets steep.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 03:00 Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Wolstonbury Hill Explore Nature Walk, Sussex East Walking route 5.9 km ▾
Go through beech woodland before climbing steep open grassland to the top of the hill. On summiting, admire panoramic views of the weald, sea & downs, including Newtimber Hill & Devil's Dyke. Bluebells & garlic can be found in Spring. Potential livestock.
Named route Length 5.9 km Duration 02:00-02:30 Round trip 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 Green Circle - Walking Relation Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 10 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 Hurstpierpoint to Downlands Communitiy College Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 20 Pyecombe to Brighton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map Burgess Hill - Hassocks Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Ditchling - Cooksbridge (ESCC Cycle Route 206) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Path junction at corner of Middleton Plantation
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Wildlife to spot
19,983 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,983 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · House Sparrow · Pied Wagtail · Green Woodpecker · Kestrel +40
Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Harvest Mouse · Field Vole · Brown Hare · Bank Vole · Roe Deer +5
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles2025 Weasel Mustela nivalis 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Hawthorn · Pendulous Sedge · Blackthorn · False-brome · Ground-ivy +36
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025 Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,983 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · House Sparrow · Pied Wagtail · Green Woodpecker · Kestrel +40
Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Harvest Mouse · Field Vole · Brown Hare · Bank Vole · Roe Deer +5
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles2025 Weasel Mustela nivalis 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Hawthorn · Pendulous Sedge · Blackthorn · False-brome · Ground-ivy +36
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025 Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus2025
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus2025
Dock Rumex2025
Dock Rumex2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Ragwort Senecio2025
Ragwort Senecio2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana or riviniana2025
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana or riviniana2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2025
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Clover Trifolium2025
Clover Trifolium2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Bramble Rubus2025
Bramble Rubus2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga2025
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga2025
Wild Plum Prunus domestica2025
Wild Plum Prunus domestica2025
Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta2025
Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta2025
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2025
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Dewberry Rubus caesius2025
Dewberry Rubus caesius2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Dog-rose Rosa canina2025
Dog-rose Rosa canina2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025 