Great Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 17 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Places › England › South East › Mid Sussex Getting here
51.12307, -0.04097
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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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Common Nettle, Wood-sorrel, White Dead-nettle +6 more foraging species
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Lesser Celandine, Primrose +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
William Robinson Woodland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Worth Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Standen Trail Walking route ▾
Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Dormans Park Walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 26 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 26 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 283 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 283 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 40 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 40 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main Trail Mountain bike route ▾
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Yellow Brick Road bridleway · 803 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 803 m Surface concrete Path type: track
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
7,427 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,427 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +36
Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Red-legged Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · Vine Weevil · Syritta pipiens
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Nymphaea · Shaggy Soldier · Wild Angelica · Hoary Ragwort · Meadow Vetchling +13
Nymphaea Nymphaea Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,427 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +36
Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Red-legged Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · Vine Weevil · Syritta pipiens
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Nymphaea · Shaggy Soldier · Wild Angelica · Hoary Ragwort · Meadow Vetchling +13
Nymphaea Nymphaea Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Primrose Primula vulgaris
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