Frith Wood - Open water
1 ha
〰Water🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.06631, 0.47580
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕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
〰Waterside walks
Strong match
Open water — lake or pond with public access
Varies
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🚵Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Family Cycle Route
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Play TrailWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route187 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 187 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cardiacbridleway · 110 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 110 mIncline upPath type: cycleway
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Wildlife to spot
5,582 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,582 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Song Thrush · Wren +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects20 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Glow-worm · Pea-leaf Weevil +15
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Ivy · Creeping Buttercup · Yorkshire-fog · Springy Turf-moss · Pale Glaucous Thread-moss +15
- IvyHedera helix2025
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2025
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,582 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Song Thrush · Wren +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects20 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle · Glow-worm · Pea-leaf Weevil +15
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Ivy · Creeping Buttercup · Yorkshire-fog · Springy Turf-moss · Pale Glaucous Thread-moss +15
- IvyHedera helix2025
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2025
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025FumitoryFumaria2025FumitoryFumaria2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025