Oak Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 46 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 46 ha
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51.17195, 0.10530
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Buellia ocellata, Netted Shield Lichen, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. +136 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Buellia ocellata, Netted Shield Lichen, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. +136 more · last seen 2014
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Conocephalum conicum, Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed +28 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +117 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +117 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Corner of Four Counties walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map Eden Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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
2,378 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,378 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Great Crested Grebe · Mute Swan +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coot Fulica atra2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Grey Squirrel · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2024 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Eriothrix rufomaculata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Speckled Bush-cricket +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,378 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Great Crested Grebe · Mute Swan +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coot Fulica atra2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Grey Squirrel · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2024 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Eriothrix rufomaculata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Speckled Bush-cricket +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Lucilia Lucilia2025
Lucilia Lucilia2025
Siphona Siphona2025
Siphona Siphona2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus2025
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2025
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2025
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Tipula oleracea Tipula oleracea2024
Tipula oleracea Tipula oleracea2024 