Great Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › South East › Mid Sussex Getting here
50.96401, -0.17756
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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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hawthorn, Cuckooflower, Bluebell +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Eristalis tenax, Western Honey Bee +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Eristalis tenax, Western Honey Bee +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Pedunculate Oak, Bramble +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sussex Diamond Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map Dophin Lesuire Centre to B2272 Public Footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ashgrounds Wood Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Green Circle - Walking Relation Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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
Green Circle - Bicycle Relation Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kings Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norther Arc Avenue Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norther Arc Avenue Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hurstpierpoint to Downlands Communitiy College Cycling route ▾
Haywards Heath Town Centre to Cuckfield Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
11,476 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,476 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Squirrel · Bat · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Bat Chiroptera Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 7-spot Ladybird · Sphaerophoria scripta · Eristalis tenax · Eupeodes latifasciatus · Dark-edged Bee-fly +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Midge Culicoides 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Goat Willow · Bluebell · Common Dog-violet · Cuckooflower · Willow +3
Goat Willow Salix caprea Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Willow Salix Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Wild Teasel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,476 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Squirrel · Bat · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Bat Chiroptera Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 7-spot Ladybird · Sphaerophoria scripta · Eristalis tenax · Eupeodes latifasciatus · Dark-edged Bee-fly +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Midge Culicoides 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Goat Willow · Bluebell · Common Dog-violet · Cuckooflower · Willow +3
Goat Willow Salix caprea Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Willow Salix Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Wild Teasel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dipsacus fullonum
Dipsacus fullonum
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
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