🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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51.09758, -0.13965
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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 🦉 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 — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Coal Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Coal Tit +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Bramble, Hazel +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ground-ivy, Red Fescue, Common Bent +90 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ground-ivy, Red Fescue, Common Bent +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Keeled Skimmer, Scathophaga stercoraria +3 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Hawker, Keeled Skimmer, Scathophaga stercoraria +3 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Crawley Greenway Walking route ▾
walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Ouse Valley Way Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map Worth Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Standen to Selsfield Common, Standen Walking route 13.6 km ▾
This 8.5-mile walk is ideal for experienced walkers. The route takes you around Selsfield Common, a heathland habitat of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), along country paths and through wildlife-rich woodlands.
Named route Length 13.6 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Iron Walk, Nymans Walking route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Length 3.5 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 132 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route K Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route J (incomplete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route J Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route F (incomplete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route B Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest Singletrack Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
12,869 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,869 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Goldfinch · Nuthatch · Siskin · Coal Tit · Blackbird +44
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax Whitethroat Curruca communis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Little Egret Egretta garzetta Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Swift Apus apus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Scathophaga stercoraria · Keeled Skimmer
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Wood Speedwell · Ground-ivy · Sweet Vernal-grass · Trailing St John's-wort · Common Bent +13
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Trailing St John's-wort Hypericum humifusum Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Red Fescue Festuca rubra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,869 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Goldfinch · Nuthatch · Siskin · Coal Tit · Blackbird +44
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax Whitethroat Curruca communis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Little Egret Egretta garzetta Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Swift Apus apus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Scathophaga stercoraria · Keeled Skimmer
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Wood Speedwell · Ground-ivy · Sweet Vernal-grass · Trailing St John's-wort · Common Bent +13
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Trailing St John's-wort Hypericum humifusum Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Red Fescue Festuca rubra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach
Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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