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Pondtail Wood

✦ Ancient woodland23 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

50.97388, -0.10874

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking

Best for

9 activities

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 — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — White Clover, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Meadow Vetchling +137 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hogweed +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Glow-worm +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Glow-worm +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 56 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km

Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route

Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km

Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route

Dophin Lesuire Centre to B2272 Public FootpathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Ashgrounds WoodWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Green Circle - Walking RelationWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Valebridge Roadpublic footpath · 9 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Ote Hall Farmpublic footpath · 255 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 255 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Ote Hall Farmpublic footpath · 168 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 168 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Green Circle - Bicycle RelationCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Kings WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Norther Arc AvenueCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Norther Arc AvenueCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Hurstpierpoint to Downlands Communitiy CollegeCycling route

Named route

Haywards Heath Town Centre to Cuckfield Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths

Theobalds Roadbridleway · 173 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 173 mSurface compactedPath type: service

Theobalds Roadbridleway · 169 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 169 mSurface compactedPath type: service

Theobalds Roadbridleway · 157 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 157 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Theobalds Roadbridleway · 184 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 184 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Theobalds Roadbridleway · 136 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 136 mSurface compactedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

25,598 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,598 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Goldfinch · Magpie · Woodpigeon +44

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2025

Willow Emerald Damselfly · Dark Bush-cricket · Batman Hoverfly

Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea

🌿

Plants6 species

winterspring

2026

Lords-and-Ladies · Ramsons · Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Dilated Scalewort +1

Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
YewTaxus baccata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,598 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Goldfinch · Magpie · Woodpigeon +44

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2025

Willow Emerald Damselfly · Dark Bush-cricket · Batman Hoverfly

Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea

🌿

Plants6 species

winterspring

2026

Lords-and-Ladies · Ramsons · Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Dilated Scalewort +1

Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
YewTaxus baccata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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