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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

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreeToilets

Best for

6 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 — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Alder Leaf Beetle +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Alder Leaf Beetle +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cow Parsley, Hogweed, Elder +169 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cow Parsley, Hogweed, Elder +169 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Elder, Common Nettle +16 more foraging species

Varies

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km

Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route

Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km

Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route

Dophin Lesuire Centre to B2272 Public FootpathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Ashgrounds WoodWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 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 routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route

Finches Gardenspublic footpath · 31 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 31 mPath type: residential

Finches Park Roadpublic footpath · 45 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 45 mSurface concretePath type: residential

Finches Lanepublic footpath · 227 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 227 mSurface compactedPath type: track

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Norther Arc AvenueCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Norther Arc AvenueCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Haywards Heath Town Centre to Cuckfield Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Rocky Lane Cycle PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Burgess Hill - Haywards Heath Eastern Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Hatchgate LaneCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

West Viewbyway open to all traffic · 42 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 42 mPath type: residential

West Viewbyway open to all traffic · 67 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 67 mPath type: living_street

West Viewbyway open to all traffic · 126 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 126 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

33,976 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

33,976 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

summer

2026

Hawfinch · Red-legged Partridge · Robin · Crossbill · Great Spotted Woodpecker +29

HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Motacilla cinerea cinereaMotacilla cinerea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025

🦌

Mammals10 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse +5

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
BadgerMeles meles
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025
Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri2025
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2025

Common Red Soldier Beetle · Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle +11

Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea

🌿

Plants60 species

summer

2026

Cow Parsley · Ivy · Hazel · Bittersweet · Pineappleweed +55

Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
IvyHedera helix
HazelCorylus avellana
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
DandelionTaraxacum
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
Greater BurdockArctium lappa
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Scarlet OakQuercus coccinea2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2025
CowbaneCicuta virosa2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Creeping Yellow-cressRorippa sylvestris2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Common SallowSalix cinerea2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

33,976 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

summer

2026

Hawfinch · Red-legged Partridge · Robin · Crossbill · Great Spotted Woodpecker +29

HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Motacilla cinerea cinereaMotacilla cinerea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025

🦌

Mammals10 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse +5

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
BadgerMeles meles
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025
Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri2025
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2025

Common Red Soldier Beetle · Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle +11

Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea

🌿

Plants60 species

summer

2026

Cow Parsley · Ivy · Hazel · Bittersweet · Pineappleweed +55

Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
IvyHedera helix
HazelCorylus avellana
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
DandelionTaraxacum
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
Greater BurdockArctium lappa
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Scarlet OakQuercus coccinea2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2025
CowbaneCicuta virosa2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Creeping Yellow-cressRorippa sylvestris2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Common SallowSalix cinerea2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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