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Ladymeads Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

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 — Black-headed Gull, Great Crested Grebe, Herring Gull +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Great Crested Grebe, Herring Gull +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ash, Sweet Chestnut, Pedunculate Oak +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus, Glow-worm +36 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus, Glow-worm +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km

Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route

High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route

Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route

Butts Lanepublic footpath · 881 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 881 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Butts Lanepublic footpath · 154 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 154 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 18Cycling route

Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route4.9 km

Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,439 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,439 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winterspring

2025

Black-headed Gull · Coot · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin +45

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
RavenCorvus corax2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
WoodlarkLullula arborea2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SiskinSpinus spinus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐝

Insects22 species

springsummer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus · Roesel's Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug +17

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2024
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2024

🌿

Plants11 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Dune Thread-moss · Common Pottia · Yarrow · Sweet Vernal-grass · Dog's Mercury +6

Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Common PottiaTortula truncata
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
Coralroot BittercressCardamine bulbifera2024
Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis2024
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,439 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winterspring

2025

Black-headed Gull · Coot · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin +45

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
RavenCorvus corax2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
WoodlarkLullula arborea2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SiskinSpinus spinus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐝

Insects22 species

springsummer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus · Roesel's Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug +17

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2024
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2024

🌿

Plants11 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Dune Thread-moss · Common Pottia · Yarrow · Sweet Vernal-grass · Dog's Mercury +6

Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Common PottiaTortula truncata
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
Coralroot BittercressCardamine bulbifera2024
Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis2024
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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