Moon Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › South East › Horsham Getting here
50.98498, -0.30567
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 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 — Robin, Wren, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cuckooflower, Crosswort, Horse-chestnut +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Flowering Currant, Elder, Turkey Oak
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Large White +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Large White +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Knepp Wildland Blue Route Walking route ▾
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 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 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Downs Link bridleway · 1.8 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.8 km Path type: bridleway
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
6,835 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,835 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Robin · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +35
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus2024 Badger · Red Fox
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Large White · 7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Red Admiral +1
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Crosswort · Wild Carrot · Field Madder · Sharp-leaved Fluellen · Horse-chestnut +6
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes Wild Carrot Daucus carota Field Madder Sherardia arvensis Sharp-leaved Fluellen Kickxia elatine Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Common Vetch Vicia sativa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,835 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Robin · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +35
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus2024 Badger · Red Fox
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Large White · 7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Red Admiral +1
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Crosswort · Wild Carrot · Field Madder · Sharp-leaved Fluellen · Horse-chestnut +6
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes Wild Carrot Daucus carota Field Madder Sherardia arvensis Sharp-leaved Fluellen Kickxia elatine Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Common Vetch Vicia sativa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum 