Longwood Gill ✦ Ancient woodland 52 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 52 ha
Places › England › South East › Wealden Getting here
50.98381, 0.09271
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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 — Swallow, Blackbird, Wren +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Wren +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Fleabane, Tormentil, Yarrow +250 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Sweet Chestnut, Pedunculate Oak +29 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, White-legged Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Glow-worm, White-legged Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 53 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 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 Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map East Park Walk Walking route 1 km ▾
Named route Length 1 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tower Ride public footpath · 139 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 139 m Path type: residential
Show on map Manor End public footpath · 35 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 35 m Path type: residential
Show on map Tower Ride public footpath · 257 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 257 m Path type: footway
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Downlands Farm, Uckfield looking north west
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Wildlife to spot
23,319 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,319 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Long-tailed Tit · Song Thrush · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird +41
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rabbit · Badger
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Bibio lanigerus · 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Limonia nubeculosa · Parasyrphus punctulatus +4
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa2025 Parasyrphus punctulatus Parasyrphus punctulatus Gorse · Primrose · Yew · Greater Whipwort · Tormentil +21
Gorse Ulex europaeus Primrose Primula vulgaris Yew Taxus baccata Greater Whipwort Bazzania trilobata Tormentil Potentilla erecta2025 Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,319 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Long-tailed Tit · Song Thrush · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird +41
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rabbit · Badger
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Bibio lanigerus · 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Limonia nubeculosa · Parasyrphus punctulatus +4
Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa2025 Parasyrphus punctulatus Parasyrphus punctulatus Gorse · Primrose · Yew · Greater Whipwort · Tormentil +21
Gorse Ulex europaeus Primrose Primula vulgaris Yew Taxus baccata Greater Whipwort Bazzania trilobata Tormentil Potentilla erecta2025 Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum
Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum
Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum
Field Woundwort Stachys arvensis2025
Field Woundwort Stachys arvensis2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025 