Ragget's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › Mid Sussex Getting here
50.99490, -0.17938
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Valerian, Primrose, Butcher's-broom +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Beautiful Demoiselle +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Beautiful Demoiselle +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Beech, Pedunculate Oak, Pennyroyal +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Sussex Diamond Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 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 Dophin Lesuire Centre to B2272 Public Footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ashgrounds Wood Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Green Circle - Walking Relation Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Circle - Bicycle Relation Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kings Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norther Arc Avenue Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norther Arc Avenue Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Haywards Heath Town Centre to Cuckfield Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rocky Lane Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Pickwell Lane descending between Black Forest on the left and Ragget's Wood to the right
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Wildlife to spot
6,148 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,148 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Shrew · Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Shrew Sorex araneus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Azure Damselfly · Closterotomus trivialis · Beautiful Demoiselle
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2024 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 🌿 Plants 19 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Primrose · Butcher's-broom · Common Fleabane · Stone Parsley · Quaking-grass +14
Primrose Primula vulgaris Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Stone Parsley Sison amomum Quaking-grass Briza media Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,148 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Shrew · Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Shrew Sorex araneus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Azure Damselfly · Closterotomus trivialis · Beautiful Demoiselle
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2024 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 🌿 Plants 19 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Primrose · Butcher's-broom · Common Fleabane · Stone Parsley · Quaking-grass +14
Primrose Primula vulgaris Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Stone Parsley Sison amomum Quaking-grass Briza media Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Daffodil
Daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium2024
Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium2024
Chicory Cichorium intybus2024
Chicory Cichorium intybus2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2024
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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