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Places › England › South East › Mid Sussex Getting here
51.09982, -0.14172
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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 🌿 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 🌿 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 🦉 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 — Goldfinch, Coal Tit, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Coal Tit, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ground-ivy, Red Fescue, Common Bent +93 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ground-ivy, Red Fescue, Common Bent +93 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Bramble, Hazel +15 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Scathophaga stercoraria · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Hawker, Scathophaga stercoraria · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Crawley Greenway Walking route ▾
walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Worth Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Standen to Selsfield Common, Standen Walking route 13.6 km ▾
This 8.5-mile walk is ideal for experienced walkers. The route takes you around Selsfield Common, a heathland habitat of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), along country paths and through wildlife-rich woodlands.
Named route Length 13.6 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Iron Walk, Nymans Walking route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Length 3.5 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map 136 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route K Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route J (incomplete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route J Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route F (incomplete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route D Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route B Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest Singletrack Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
15,963 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,963 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Nuthatch · Coal Tit · Goldfinch · Siskin · Marsh Tit +45
Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · American Mink · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius American Mink Neovison vison Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Scathophaga stercoraria
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Wood Speedwell · Ground-ivy · Sweet Vernal-grass · Trailing St John's-wort · Common Bent +13
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Trailing St John's-wort Hypericum humifusum Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Red Fescue Festuca rubra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,963 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Nuthatch · Coal Tit · Goldfinch · Siskin · Marsh Tit +45
Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · American Mink · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius American Mink Neovison vison Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Scathophaga stercoraria
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Wood Speedwell · Ground-ivy · Sweet Vernal-grass · Trailing St John's-wort · Common Bent +13
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Trailing St John's-wort Hypericum humifusum Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Red Fescue Festuca rubra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach
Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
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