Farables Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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50.87662, 0.07630
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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 🌿 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 welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hazel, Common Nettle, Bramble +34 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Greater Plantain, Hazel, Herb-Robert +229 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Greater Plantain, Hazel, Herb-Robert +229 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Western Conifer Seed Bug +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Western Conifer Seed Bug +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Sussex Ouse Valley Way Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional 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 European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map Southease to Monk's House Circular Walk, Monks House Walking route 5.6 km ▾
For Virginia Woolf, writing & walking were inseparable; she made her stories as she walked. Virginia & Leonard lived at Monk's House from 1919, where she walked for 2hrs+ daily. This walk takes you to places they loved. Paths can be muddy & wet in winter
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Regional Route 90 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map Egrets Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map South Downs Way - Lewes (ESCC Cycle Route 201) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cooksbridge - Lewes Riverside (ESCC Cycle Route 307) 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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Boundary stone on Moor Lane
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Wildlife to spot
10,920 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,920 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Pheasant · Magpie · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin +50
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Teal Anas crecca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Raven Corvus corax Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Canada Goose Branta canadensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common Gull Larus canus Coot Fulica atra Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Alexanders · Greater Plantain · Bramble · Purple Toadflax · Bristly Oxtongue +5
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Greater Plantain Plantago major Bramble Rubus fruticosus Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,920 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Pheasant · Magpie · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin +50
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Teal Anas crecca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Raven Corvus corax Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Canada Goose Branta canadensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common Gull Larus canus Coot Fulica atra Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Alexanders · Greater Plantain · Bramble · Purple Toadflax · Bristly Oxtongue +5
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Greater Plantain Plantago major Bramble Rubus fruticosus Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Cleavers Galium aparine
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