Shearnfold Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 174 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 174 ha
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51.08129, 0.43443
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 279m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 279m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 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 — Robin, Mallard, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Endive Pellia, Crenulated Flapwort +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, White-legged Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, White-legged Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Play Trail Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 4.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 187 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 187 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 431 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 431 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 628 m ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 628 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 9.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Family Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Park Lane bridleway · 1.1 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.1 km Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Footpath enters Shearnfold Wood
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19,827 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,827 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blackbird +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 16-spot Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil · Harlequin Ladybird +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,827 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blackbird +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 16-spot Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil · Harlequin Ladybird +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus2025
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 