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✦ Ancient woodland24 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

50.97849, -0.02609

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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
  • 🌿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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Marsh Gentian, Bramble, Creeping Buttercup +201 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle +26 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Comma +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 80 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
Walk To Bluebell Railway, Sheffield ParkWalking route900 m
Named routeLength 900 mDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Tolls Walk, Sheffield ParkWalking route2.2 km
Named routeLength 2.2 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Earls Walk, Sheffield ParkWalking route3.4 km

The southern section of this trail (through Ironsgate Mead) seasonally floods, so an alternate dry route has been suggested.

Named routeLength 3.4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Mill Lanepublic footpath · 117 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 117 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Burgess Hill - Haywards Heath Eastern Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View from Red House Common

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View from Red House Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SHEFFIELD PARKHistoric site3.5 km→🦉CHAILEY COMMONNature reserve600 m→🌱Reedens MeadowsUrban park2.3 km→🌱Forest FieldsUrban park4.3 km→✦NEWICK PARKHistoric site4.4 km→✦Post-Medieval Pondbay and Overspill Channel, Wapsbourne Farm.Historic site1.8 km→

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