Reach Wood
✦ Ancient woodland10 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
50.98772, 0.58637
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
16,586 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,586 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Tawny Owl · Goldcrest · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +22
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Yellow-necked Mouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Meadow Grasshopper · 16-spot Ladybird · Long-winged Cone-head · Field Grasshopper · Harlequin Ladybird +38
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
🌿Plants22 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Wild Carrot · Salsify · Lords-and-Ladies · Bee Orchid · Dyer's Greenweed +17
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2025
- SalsifyTragopogon porrifolius2025
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
- Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria2025
- Common Centaury
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,586 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Tawny Owl · Goldcrest · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +22
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Yellow-necked Mouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Meadow Grasshopper · 16-spot Ladybird · Long-winged Cone-head · Field Grasshopper · Harlequin Ladybird +38
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
🌿Plants22 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Wild Carrot · Salsify · Lords-and-Ladies · Bee Orchid · Dyer's Greenweed +17
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2025
- SalsifyTragopogon porrifolius2025
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
- Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria2025
- Common Centaury
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark Bush-cricket
Dark Bush-cricket
Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2025Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025Notiophilus substriatusNotiophilus substriatusNotiophilus substriatusNotiophilus substriatusNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Dendrothrips degeeriDendrothrips degeeri2025Dendrothrips degeeriDendrothrips degeeri2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Centaurium erythraea2025
Centaurium erythraea2025
Thorn-appleDatura stramonium2025Thorn-appleDatura stramonium2025Early-purple OrchidOrchis masculaEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaMistletoeViscum albumMistletoeViscum albumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2025Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2025Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025Autumn Lady's-tressesSpiranthes spiralis2025Autumn Lady's-tressesSpiranthes spiralis2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2025Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2025Viola tricolor subsp. tricolorViola tricolor subsp. tricolor2025Viola tricolor subsp. tricolorViola tricolor subsp. tricolor2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Events & activities nearby
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