Mayfield iron furnace
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.03078, 0.26973
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +33 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +33 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Wild Angelica, Common Nettle, Sowbread +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route321 m▾
Named routeRef 21Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route732 m▾
Named routeRef 21Length 732 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 21Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 21Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Photos
Pond Bay (2), Mayfield Furnace
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,453 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,453 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird +31
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- SwiftApus apus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm
Kidney-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Xylota segnis · Emperor Dragonfly +1
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
🌿Plants18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wild Angelica · Common Nettle · Sowbread · Lords-and-Ladies · Herb-Robert +13
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,453 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird +31
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- SwiftApus apus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm
Kidney-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Xylota segnis · Emperor Dragonfly +1
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
🌿Plants18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wild Angelica · Common Nettle · Sowbread · Lords-and-Ladies · Herb-Robert +13
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oxeye Daisy
Oxeye Daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare
Leucanthemum vulgare
Greater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisEvents & activities nearby
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