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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.97625, 0.28257
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🍄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
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🍄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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Golden Waxcap +25 more · last seen 2021
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Gatekeeper +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Bracken, Ash +138 more · last seen 2025
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
The Cuckoo TrailCycling route▾
Main RouteCycling route111 m▾
Named routeRef 21Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m▾
Named routeRef 21Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14 m▾
Named routeRef 21Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,487 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,487 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Collared Dove · Bullfinch +30
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MagpiePica pica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · Dock Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper +20
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Syrphus
Sweet Vernal-grass · Sycamore · Bracken · Ash · Holly +15
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,487 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Collared Dove · Bullfinch +30
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MagpiePica pica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · Dock Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper +20
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Syrphus
Sweet Vernal-grass · Sycamore · Bracken · Ash · Holly +15
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus2025
Syrphus2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2025Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianum