Oaken Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 14 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 14 ha
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51.04945, -0.02938
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Bramble +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Bramble +98 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
William Robinson Woodland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref AF-CV Local walking route
Show on map 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 Ouse Valley Way Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 20 Crawley - Pyecombe (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map 4 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.
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6,163 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,163 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Wren +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Azure Damselfly +1
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Plantain · Bird's-Foot-Trefoil · Blackthorn · Hogweed · Hawkweed +19
Plantain Plantago Bird's-Foot-Trefoil Lotus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Hawkweed Hieracium Mallow Sidalcea hendersonii Bugle Ajuga reptans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,163 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Wren +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Azure Damselfly +1
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Plantain · Bird's-Foot-Trefoil · Blackthorn · Hogweed · Hawkweed +19
Plantain Plantago Bird's-Foot-Trefoil Lotus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Hawkweed Hieracium Mallow Sidalcea hendersonii Bugle Ajuga reptans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Argentinian Vervain
Argentinian Vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Verbena bonariensis
Ragwort Senecio
Ragwort Senecio
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Hazel Corylus
Hazel Corylus
St. John's-Wort Hypericum
St. John's-Wort Hypericum
Oak Quercus
Oak Quercus
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Tulip-tree Liriodendron tulipifera
Tulip-tree Liriodendron tulipifera
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Bindweed Calystegia
Bindweed Calystegia
Knapweed Centaurea
Knapweed Centaurea
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Violet Viola
Violet Viola
Bramble Rubus
Bramble Rubus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna 