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🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Lewes Getting here
50.90877, -0.05103
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 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Bramble +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, False-brome, Ash +245 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hawthorn, False-brome, Ash +245 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Dock Bug, 16-spot Ladybird +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Dock Bug, 16-spot Ladybird +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 16 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 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 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs - Spital Road (ESCC Cycle Route 204) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kings Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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 NCN 90 - Swanborough (ESCC Cycle Route 301) 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 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Trimmed hedges by track to Furze Field
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Wildlife to spot
36,484 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 36,484 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Song Thrush · Pied Wagtail · Robin · Blue Tit +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Harvest Mouse · Bank Vole · Field Vole · Brown Hare · Noctule +1
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Oedemera femoralis · Agrypnia varia · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025 Agrypnia varia Agrypnia varia2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Hawthorn · Wood Avens · Dogwood · Blackthorn · False-brome +39
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Wood Avens Geum urbanum Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025 Dog-rose Rosa canina2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 36,484 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Song Thrush · Pied Wagtail · Robin · Blue Tit +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Harvest Mouse · Bank Vole · Field Vole · Brown Hare · Noctule +1
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Oedemera femoralis · Agrypnia varia · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025 Agrypnia varia Agrypnia varia2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Hawthorn · Wood Avens · Dogwood · Blackthorn · False-brome +39
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Wood Avens Geum urbanum Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025 Dog-rose Rosa canina2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Dock Rumex2025
Dock Rumex2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga2025
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga2025
Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta2025
Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta2025
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana or riviniana2025
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana or riviniana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina2025
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2025
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2025
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2025
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2025
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum2025
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025
Dewberry Rubus caesius2025
Dewberry Rubus caesius2025
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2025
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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