Louisa Lake
✦ Ancient woodland60 ha
Plan your visit
🚵Mountain bikes🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome60 ha
Getting here
51.06824, 0.47852
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
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Family Cycle Route
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Family Cycle Route
- 🐕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
🚵Mountain biking
Very strong match
1 MTB/downhill trail(s); Named MTB route nearby: Family Cycle Route
Varies
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🐶Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🌲Forest walks
Very strong match
1 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pale Glaucous Thread-moss, Ivy, Yorkshire-fog +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Play TrailWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
15 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
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route187 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 187 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
20 public paths nearby
Public paths
Soper's Lanebridleway · 898 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 898 mPath type: service
Cardiacbridleway · 110 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 110 mIncline upPath type: cycleway
Park Lanebridleway · 288 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 288 mPath type: service
Park Lanebridleway · 553 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 553 mPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
5,542 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,542 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Song Thrush +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RavenCorvus corax
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects18 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Rhyzobius litura · 16-spot Ladybird +13
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Pine Ladybird
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss · Yorkshire-fog · Creeping Buttercup · Ivy · Springy Turf-moss +15
- Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2025
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
- IvyHedera helix2025
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- FumitoryFumaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,542 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Song Thrush +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RavenCorvus corax
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects18 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Rhyzobius litura · 16-spot Ladybird +13
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Pine Ladybird
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss · Yorkshire-fog · Creeping Buttercup · Ivy · Springy Turf-moss +15
- Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2025
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
- IvyHedera helix2025
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- FumitoryFumaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisRhingia rostrataRhingia rostrataRhingia rostrataRhingia rostrataMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusRhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahiRhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahiPhasia hemipteraPhasia hemipteraPhasia hemipteraPhasia hemipteraRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusHill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestrisHill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestrisEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisOncopsis flavicollisOncopsis flavicollisOncopsis flavicollisOncopsis flavicollisGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Events & activities nearby
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