Huntley Wood
✦ Ancient woodland9 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
51.02105, 0.47995
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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
- 🌿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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pignut, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Bugle +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Ground-elder, Rosy Garlic, Common Sorrel +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +59 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route7.1 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 7.1 kmNational 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
6,087 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,087 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Jackdaw +34
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MagpiePica pica2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Feral Cat · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Feral CatFelis catus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
🐝Insects22 species
springsummer
2025▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Ocydromia glabricula · Limonia nubeculosa · Euthyneura halidayi · Hilara cornicula +17
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Ocydromia glabriculaOcydromia glabricula
- Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa
- Euthyneura halidayiEuthyneura halidayi
- Hilara corniculaHilara cornicula
- Empis pennipesEmpis pennipes
🌿Plants41 species
springsummer
2026▾
Mistletoe · Coralroot Bittercress · Hard-fern · Barren Brome · Slender St John's-wort +36
- MistletoeViscum album
- Coralroot BittercressCardamine bulbifera2025
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024
- Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024
- Pencilled Crane's-bill
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,087 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Jackdaw +34
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MagpiePica pica2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Feral Cat · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Feral CatFelis catus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
🐝Insects22 species
springsummer
2025▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Ocydromia glabricula · Limonia nubeculosa · Euthyneura halidayi · Hilara cornicula +17
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Ocydromia glabriculaOcydromia glabricula
- Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa
- Euthyneura halidayiEuthyneura halidayi
- Hilara corniculaHilara cornicula
- Empis pennipesEmpis pennipes
🌿Plants41 species
springsummer
2026▾
Mistletoe · Coralroot Bittercress · Hard-fern · Barren Brome · Slender St John's-wort +36
- MistletoeViscum album
- Coralroot BittercressCardamine bulbifera2025
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024
- Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024
- Pencilled Crane's-bill
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Geranium versicolor2024
Geranium versicolor2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Rosy GarlicAllium roseum2024Rosy GarlicAllium roseum2024Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2024Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024BugleAjuga reptans2024BugleAjuga reptans2024Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra2024Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024PignutConopodium majus2024PignutConopodium majus2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024ElmUlmus2023ElmUlmus2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023Wych ElmUlmus glabra2023Wych ElmUlmus glabra2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023ElderSambucus nigra2023ElderSambucus nigra2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023Field MapleAcer campestre2023Field MapleAcer campestre2023Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2023Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2023Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023HornbeamCarpinus betulus2023HornbeamCarpinus betulus2023Common CouchElymus repens2023Common CouchElymus repens2023Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2023Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2023TimothyPhleum pratense2023TimothyPhleum pratense2023Black BryonyTamus communis2023Black BryonyTamus communis2023HazelCorylus avellana2023HazelCorylus avellana2023Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2023Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2023