Basden Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland10 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
51.06324, 0.49211
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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Play TrailWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Soper's Lanebridleway · 898 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 898 mPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
2,838 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,838 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blackbird · Song Thrush · Robin · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +42
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CootFulica atra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Phasia hemiptera · Long-winged Cone-head · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Hill Cuckoo Bee · Red-legged Shieldbug +4
- Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
- Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis2024
Ivy · Creeping Buttercup · Yorkshire-fog · Bluebell · Hawthorn +13
- IvyHedera helix
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,838 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blackbird · Song Thrush · Robin · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +42
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CootFulica atra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Phasia hemiptera · Long-winged Cone-head · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Hill Cuckoo Bee · Red-legged Shieldbug +4
- Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
- Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis2024
Ivy · Creeping Buttercup · Yorkshire-fog · Bluebell · Hawthorn +13
- IvyHedera helix
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024HollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusFumitoryFumariaFumitoryFumariaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montana