Newnham Park Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 41 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 41 ha
Places › England › South East › Wealden Getting here
51.03012, 0.12549
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 212m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 212m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Wren +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Wren +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bog Asphodel, Round-leaved Sundew, Tormentil +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Silver-studded Blue, Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Silver-studded Blue, Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 14 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 Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 5 public paths 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 Conifers on the edge of Newnham Park Wood
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Wildlife to spot
9,034 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,034 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren · Chiffchaff · Song Thrush +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Whitethroat Curruca communis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Tit Parus major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Nuthatch Sitta europaea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Common Darter · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Southern Hawker
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tormentil · Marsh Cudweed · Spear-leaved Orache · Round-leaved Sundew · Common Cottongrass +7
Tormentil Potentilla erecta Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,034 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren · Chiffchaff · Song Thrush +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Whitethroat Curruca communis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Tit Parus major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Nuthatch Sitta europaea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Common Darter · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Southern Hawker
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tormentil · Marsh Cudweed · Spear-leaved Orache · Round-leaved Sundew · Common Cottongrass +7
Tormentil Potentilla erecta Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Early Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata
Early Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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