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Ren's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

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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
🍄Mushroom 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
🍄Mushroom 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

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 — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Golden Waxcap +26 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Golden Waxcap +26 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Himalayan Balsam +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Common Blue +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Common Blue +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km

Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

1,725 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,725 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springsummer

2026

Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Skylark · Wren +55

JackdawColoeus monedula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MagpiePica pica2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Great TitParus major2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
CootFulica atra2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects15 species

summerautumn

2025

Glow-worm · Marmalade Hoverfly · Migrant Hawker · Scaeva pyrastri · Common Blue Damselfly +10

Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Cantharis fuscaCantharis fusca
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
SyrphusSyrphus2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023

🌿

Plants5 species

springsummer

2025

Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Silverweed · Scarlet Pimpernel · White Dead-nettle · Cuckooflower

Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
White Dead-nettleLamium album
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,725 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springsummer

2026

Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Skylark · Wren +55

JackdawColoeus monedula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MagpiePica pica2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Great TitParus major2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
CootFulica atra2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects15 species

summerautumn

2025

Glow-worm · Marmalade Hoverfly · Migrant Hawker · Scaeva pyrastri · Common Blue Damselfly +10

Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Cantharis fuscaCantharis fusca
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
SyrphusSyrphus2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023

🌿

Plants5 species

springsummer

2025

Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Silverweed · Scarlet Pimpernel · White Dead-nettle · Cuckooflower

Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
White Dead-nettleLamium album
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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