Firtree Mount Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 24 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 24 ha
Places › England › South East › Horsham Getting here
50.96290, -0.27005
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🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Tufted Vetch, Lesser Stitchwort, Grass Vetchling +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Bristly Oxtongue, Sheep's Sorrel +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Downs Link Walking route 59 km ▾
A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way
Named route Length 59 km Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Diamond Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 223 Length 3.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 547 m ▾
Named route Ref 223 Length 547 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 223 Length 2.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 223 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 35 m ▾
Named route Ref 223 Length 35 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 12 public paths nearby
Public paths
Frylands Lane bridleway · 400 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 400 m Path type: service
Show on map Greentree Lane bridleway · 622 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 622 m Path type: track
Show on map Greentree Lane bridleway · 377 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 377 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos New Kissing gate at field boundary with Wood
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Wildlife to spot
5,532 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,532 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Mallard · Jackdaw +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rock Dove Columba livia Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Red-legged Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Creeping Thistle · Meadow Barley · Yorkshire-fog · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Red Clover +29
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum Red Clover Trifolium pratense Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,532 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Mallard · Jackdaw +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rock Dove Columba livia Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Red-legged Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Creeping Thistle · Meadow Barley · Yorkshire-fog · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Red Clover +29
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum Red Clover Trifolium pratense Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Cinquefoil Potentilla
Cinquefoil Potentilla
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia
Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Agrimony Agrimonia
Agrimony Agrimonia
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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