Ragget's Wood - Grassland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.99415, -0.18076
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Named hiking route nearby: High Weald Landscape Trail
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 6 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
Green Circle - Walking RelationWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Circle - Bicycle RelationCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Kings WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
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Wildlife to spot
6,168 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,168 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Shrew · Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Fallow DeerDama dama2024
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Closterotomus trivialis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2024
🌿Plants21 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Primrose · Butcher's-broom · Beech · Common Fleabane · Stone Parsley +16
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Stone ParsleySison amomum
- Quaking-grassBriza media
- Common Valerian
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,168 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Shrew · Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Fallow DeerDama dama2024
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Closterotomus trivialis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2024
🌿Plants21 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Primrose · Butcher's-broom · Beech · Common Fleabane · Stone Parsley +16
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Stone ParsleySison amomum
- Quaking-grassBriza media
- Common Valerian
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Valeriana officinalis
Valeriana officinalis
DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissusDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissusOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumPennyroyalMentha pulegium2024PennyroyalMentha pulegium2024ChicoryCichorium intybus2024ChicoryCichorium intybus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2024Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2024Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2023Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2023Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2023Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2023Events & activities nearby
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