Loampit Shaw - Grassland
10 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
51.09619, 0.48284
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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Play TrailWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route187 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 187 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
3,175 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,175 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Turtle Dove · Raven · Firecrest · Robin · Barn Owl +37
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- RavenCorvus corax
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit · Mole · Roe Deer
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Acrossus rufipes · Blue-tailed Damselfly
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss · Green Yoke-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Pointed Spear-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +7
- Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii
- Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2024
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2024
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024
- Bruch's Pincushion
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,175 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Turtle Dove · Raven · Firecrest · Robin · Barn Owl +37
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- RavenCorvus corax
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit · Mole · Roe Deer
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Acrossus rufipes · Blue-tailed Damselfly
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss · Green Yoke-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Pointed Spear-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +7
- Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii
- Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2024
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2024
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024
- Bruch's Pincushion
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ulota bruchii2024
Ulota bruchii2024
Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2024Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2024Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2024Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2024Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2024Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2024Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2024Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2024Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2024Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024