Hurters Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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50.93277, -0.03926
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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 — Blackbird, Magpie, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hazel, Red Dead-nettle, Hogweed +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Lesser Celandine, Daisy +255 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Lesser Celandine, Daisy +255 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stenophylax permistus, Oedemera femoralis, Southern Hawker +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stenophylax permistus, Oedemera femoralis, Southern Hawker +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Ditchling Beacon to Devil's Dyke, South Downs walk, Sussex East Walking route 11.2 km ▾
This walk takes in one of the most stunning sections of the South Downs Way. Spring & Summer bring rich plant life thanks to the chalk soil, forming unique grassland habitat. Great bus links from Brighton. Mostly flat until Pyecombe where it gets steep.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 03:00 Point-to-point 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 Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Offham - Lewes Town Centre (ESCC Cycle Route 306) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cooksbridge - Lewes Riverside (ESCC Cycle Route 307) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Ditchling - Cooksbridge (ESCC Cycle Route 206) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Burgess Hill - Haywards Heath Eastern Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
North Barnes Lane bridleway · 417 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 417 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
21,465 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,465 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Song Thrush +37
Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Harvest Mouse · Bank Vole · Hazel Dormouse
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Oedemera femoralis · Agrypnia varia · Southern Hawker +1
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025 Agrypnia varia Agrypnia varia2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 35 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Common Field-speedwell · Lords-and-Ladies · Ivy · Sweet Violet +30
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Ivy Hedera helix Sweet Violet Viola odorata Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,465 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Song Thrush +37
Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Harvest Mouse · Bank Vole · Hazel Dormouse
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Oedemera femoralis · Agrypnia varia · Southern Hawker +1
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025 Agrypnia varia Agrypnia varia2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 35 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Common Field-speedwell · Lords-and-Ladies · Ivy · Sweet Violet +30
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Ivy Hedera helix Sweet Violet Viola odorata Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine
Ficaria verna
Ficaria verna
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus2025
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Many-Seeded Goosefoot Lipandra polysperma2025
Many-Seeded Goosefoot Lipandra polysperma2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Common Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus2025
Common Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus2025
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2025
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum2025
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum2025
Radish Raphanus raphanistrum2025
Radish Raphanus raphanistrum2025
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea2025
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea2025
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2025
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2025
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum2025
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2025
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2025
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2025 