Rascals Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 20 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
Places › England › South East › Horsham Getting here
51.01710, -0.35847
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Nightingale and Turtle Dove 🌿 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
🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Nightingale and Turtle Dove 🌿 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Nightingale, Turtle Dove, Raven +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Nightingale, Turtle Dove, Raven +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Hazel +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Figwort, Pedunculate Oak, Bluebell +142 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Glow-worm, Beautiful Demoiselle, Speckled Bush-cricket +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Beautiful Demoiselle, Speckled Bush-cricket +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Knepp Wildland Blue Route Walking route ▾
Sussex Diamond Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map Downs Link Walking route 59 km ▾
A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way
Named route Length 59 km Regional walking route
Show on map West Sussex Literary Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Riverside Walk Walking route 13 km ▾
A circular walk around Horsham following the Chennels Brook, Horn Brook, Arun, and Boldings Brook
Named route Length 13 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Worthing Road to Horsham Station Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Pedlars Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Broadbridge Heath to Horsham Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map The Forest School & Millais School to Horsham Station Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 228 Crawley to Pulborough (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 228 National Cycle Network
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Shaw's Lane bridleway · 764 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 764 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Eames View bridleway · 199 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 199 m Surface paved Path type: residential
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Northern edge of Blinks Wood with Southwater houses in the background
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Wildlife to spot
20,799 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,799 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Turtle Dove · Nightingale · Robin · Tawny Owl · Pheasant +38
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackbird Turdus merula Raven Corvus corax Hobby Falco subbuteo Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Broad-bodied Chaser · Beautiful Demoiselle
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Cock's-foot · Perforate St John's-wort · Wood Melick · Wood Millet · Gorse +15
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum Wood Melick Melica uniflora Wood Millet Milium effusum Gorse Ulex europaeus Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,799 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Turtle Dove · Nightingale · Robin · Tawny Owl · Pheasant +38
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackbird Turdus merula Raven Corvus corax Hobby Falco subbuteo Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Broad-bodied Chaser · Beautiful Demoiselle
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Cock's-foot · Perforate St John's-wort · Wood Melick · Wood Millet · Gorse +15
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum Wood Melick Melica uniflora Wood Millet Milium effusum Gorse Ulex europaeus Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
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