Selwyns Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 35 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 35 ha
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50.96082, 0.20989
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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🦉 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 — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coot, Tufted Duck +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coot, Tufted Duck +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Coralroot Bittercress, Heather, Honeysuckle +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Beech, Pedunculate Oak, Sweet Chestnut +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Green Tiger Beetle, Glow-worm +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 13 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 Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map The Cuckoo Trail Cycling route ▾
Main Route Cycling route 111 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 111 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 47 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 14 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 14 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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11,521 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,521 records · National Biodiversity Network Treecreeper · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +42
Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Common Gull Larus canus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Greylag Goose Anser anser Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Badger
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Badger Meles meles Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Frog Rana 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Glow-worm · Green Tiger Beetle
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Coralroot Bittercress · Yew · Lesser Celandine · Scaly Male-fern · Hard-fern +39
Coralroot Bittercress Cardamine bulbifera Yew Taxus baccata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,521 records · National Biodiversity Network Treecreeper · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +42
Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Common Gull Larus canus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Greylag Goose Anser anser Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Badger
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Badger Meles meles Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Frog Rana 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Glow-worm · Green Tiger Beetle
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Coralroot Bittercress · Yew · Lesser Celandine · Scaly Male-fern · Hard-fern +39
Coralroot Bittercress Cardamine bulbifera Yew Taxus baccata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Horsetail Equisetum
Horsetail Equisetum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana 