Nine Acre Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 23 ha
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 23 ha
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51.12353, 0.41970
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon 🐴 Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon 🐴 Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer 🐕 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +9 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +9 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 4.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 187 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 187 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 3.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 9.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 270 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 270 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Spelmonden Road, near Parsonage Wood
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Wildlife to spot
13,264 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,264 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Great Tit · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon +45
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Nathusius's Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle +5
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2022 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Myotis Bat species Myotis2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Noctule 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Cockchafer · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle +3
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2022 White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2022 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2022 Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,264 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Great Tit · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon +45
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Nathusius's Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle +5
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2022 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022 Myotis Bat species Myotis2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Noctule 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Cockchafer · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle +3
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2022 White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2022 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2022 Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nyctalus noctula2022
Nyctalus noctula2022
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2022
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2022
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Badger Meles meles
Badger Meles meles
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2022
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2022
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2022
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2022
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2022
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2022 