Hammer Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 73 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 73 ha
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50.99790, -0.01562
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Hornbeam, Creeping Buttercup +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Bramble, Red Dead-nettle +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 52 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Sussex Diamond Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km 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 Walk To Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park Walking route 900 m ▾
Named route Length 900 m Duration 00:30 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Tolls Walk, Sheffield Park Walking route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Length 2.2 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Earls Walk, Sheffield Park Walking route 3.4 km ▾
The southern section of this trail (through Ironsgate Mead) seasonally floods, so an alternate dry route has been suggested.
Named route Length 3.4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Coppicing, Wapsbourne Wood
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10,772 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,772 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Great White Egret · Cattle Egret · Mallard · Canada Goose · Coot +39
Great White Egret Ardea alba Cattle Egret Ardea ibis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bluebell · Cock's-foot · Garlic Mustard · Wood Sage · Ivy +42
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Ivy Hedera helix Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Hairy Bitter-cress Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,772 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Great White Egret · Cattle Egret · Mallard · Canada Goose · Coot +39
Great White Egret Ardea alba Cattle Egret Ardea ibis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bluebell · Cock's-foot · Garlic Mustard · Wood Sage · Ivy +42
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Ivy Hedera helix Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Hairy Bitter-cress Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cardamine hirsuta
Cardamine hirsuta
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Betony Betonica officinalis
Betony Betonica officinalis
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Spring Snowflake Leucojum vernum
Spring Snowflake Leucojum vernum
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur 