Little Cobwood ✦ Ancient woodland 14 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 14 ha
Places › England › South East › Horsham Getting here
50.99801, -0.29004
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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 £ 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 — Jackdaw, Robin, Shoveler +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Shoveler +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Field Maple, Dilated Scalewort, Bluebell +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Ramsons, Nettle-leaved Bellflower +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Glow-worm, Common Blue Damselfly +23 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Glow-worm, Common Blue Damselfly +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 29 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 Downs Link Walking route 59 km ▾
A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way
Named route Length 59 km Regional walking route
Show on map Red Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Knepp Wildland Red Route Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pedlars Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 223 Length 3.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 94 m ▾
Named route Ref 223 Length 94 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 223 Length 2.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 223 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Horse to the west of Burnthouse Lane
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6,182 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,182 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Wren · Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit +47
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat · Red Fox · Wood Mouse +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Badger Meles meles Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Glow-worm · Beautiful Demoiselle · Dark Bush-cricket +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera 🌿 Plants 16 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dilated Scalewort · Field Maple · Wild Cherry · Bluebell · Yew +11
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Field Maple Acer campestre2025 Wild Cherry Prunus avium2025 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Yew Taxus baccata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,182 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Wren · Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit +47
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat · Red Fox · Wood Mouse +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Badger Meles meles Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Glow-worm · Beautiful Demoiselle · Dark Bush-cricket +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera 🌿 Plants 16 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dilated Scalewort · Field Maple · Wild Cherry · Bluebell · Yew +11
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Field Maple Acer campestre2025 Wild Cherry Prunus avium2025 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Yew Taxus baccata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Butcher's-broom
Butcher's-broom
Ruscus aculeatus2025
Ruscus aculeatus2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis2025
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis2025
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium2025
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium2025
Sharp-leaved Fluellen Kickxia elatine2025
Sharp-leaved Fluellen Kickxia elatine2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2025
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Midland Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata2025
Midland Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata2025 