Little Birch Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 120 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 120 ha
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51.02937, 0.06938
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Stonehill 231m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Stonehill 231m away — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 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, Carrion Crow, Wren +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Anemone, Bog Asphodel, Heather +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Southern Hawker, Green Tiger Beetle, Willow Emerald Damselfly +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Rowan, Common Nettle +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 63 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref AF-CV Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Diamond Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 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 Nursery Lane public footpath · 216 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 216 m Surface paved Path type: residential
Show on map School Lane public footpath · 63 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 63 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map School Lane public footpath · 399 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 399 m Surface gravel Path type: residential
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
24,057 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,057 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldcrest · Blackbird +41
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Melanostoma · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper
Melanostoma Melanostoma Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Marsh Gentian · Saw-wort · Herb-Robert · Tormentil · Enchanter's-nightshade +13
Marsh Gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe Saw-wort Serratula tinctoria Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Tormentil Potentilla erecta Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper Remote Sedge Carex remota Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,057 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldcrest · Blackbird +41
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Melanostoma · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper
Melanostoma Melanostoma Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Marsh Gentian · Saw-wort · Herb-Robert · Tormentil · Enchanter's-nightshade +13
Marsh Gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe Saw-wort Serratula tinctoria Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Tormentil Potentilla erecta Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper Remote Sedge Carex remota Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Bog Pimpernel Lysimachia tenella
Bog Pimpernel Lysimachia tenella
Meadow Thistle Cirsium dissectum
Meadow Thistle Cirsium dissectum
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea
Imperforate St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum
Imperforate St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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