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Places › England › South East › Mid Sussex Getting here
51.04022, -0.02705
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hornbeam, Dandelion, Hawthorn +102 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hornbeam, Dandelion, Hawthorn +102 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Dandelion, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +15 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref AF-CV Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Diamond Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Ouse Valley Way Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map Walk To Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park Walking route 900 m ▾
Named route Length 900 m Duration 00:30 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Standen to Selsfield Common, Standen Walking route 13.6 km ▾
This 8.5-mile walk is ideal for experienced walkers. The route takes you around Selsfield Common, a heathland habitat of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), along country paths and through wildlife-rich woodlands.
Named route Length 13.6 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Church Lane bridleway · 268 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 268 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Church Lane bridleway · 175 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 175 m Path type: residential
Show on map Photos Side door - St Giles' Church
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Wildlife to spot
5,884 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,884 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Azure Damselfly +1
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Indet. Ladybird Coccinellidae Hornbeam · Plantain · Bird's-Foot-Trefoil · Bramble · Hawthorn +8
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Plantain Plantago Bird's-Foot-Trefoil Lotus Bramble Rubus Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Common Nettle Urtica dioica Ivy Hedera helix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,884 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Azure Damselfly +1
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Indet. Ladybird Coccinellidae Hornbeam · Plantain · Bird's-Foot-Trefoil · Bramble · Hawthorn +8
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Plantain Plantago Bird's-Foot-Trefoil Lotus Bramble Rubus Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Common Nettle Urtica dioica Ivy Hedera helix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blackthorn
Blackthorn
Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hawkweed Hieracium
Hawkweed Hieracium
Mallow Sidalcea hendersonii
Mallow Sidalcea hendersonii
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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