Inholms Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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50.99432, -0.16748
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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, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Beech, Pedunculate Oak, Pennyroyal +4 more foraging species
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Primrose, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Common Valerian +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Gatekeeper, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red Admiral, Gatekeeper, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 9 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 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 13 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 Haywards Heath Town Centre to Cuckfield Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rocky Lane Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Old Pinks Lane bridleway · 123 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 123 m Surface unpaved Path type: bridleway
Show on map Old Pinks Lane bridleway · 7 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 7 m Surface concrete Path type: bridleway
Show on map Old Pinks Lane bridleway · 252 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 252 m Surface unpaved Path type: bridleway
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
5,770 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,770 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Wren +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Coot Fulica atra2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Barn Owl Tyto alba Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Shrew · Badger
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Shrew Sorex araneus Badger Meles meles2023 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Eristalis pertinax · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly +11
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 🌿 Plants 24 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Common Valerian · Primrose · Butcher's-broom · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Stone Parsley +19
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis Primrose Primula vulgaris Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Stone Parsley Sison amomum Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,770 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Wren +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Coot Fulica atra2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Barn Owl Tyto alba Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Shrew · Badger
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Shrew Sorex araneus Badger Meles meles2023 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Eristalis pertinax · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly +11
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 🌿 Plants 24 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Common Valerian · Primrose · Butcher's-broom · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Stone Parsley +19
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis Primrose Primula vulgaris Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Stone Parsley Sison amomum Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2024
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2023
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2023
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2023
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2023
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2023
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2023
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2023
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2022
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2022
Twin-lobed Deerfly Chrysops relictus2022
Twin-lobed Deerfly Chrysops relictus2022
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2022
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2022
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2022
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2022
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium2024
Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium2024
Chicory Cichorium intybus2024
Chicory Cichorium intybus2024
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2024
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2024
Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides2024
Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides2024
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2023
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2023
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2023
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2023
Goat Willow Salix caprea2023
Goat Willow Salix caprea2023
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2023
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2023
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides2023
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides2023
Violet Helleborine Epipactis purpurata2022
Violet Helleborine Epipactis purpurata2022 