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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Horsham Getting here
50.97260, -0.28138
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ 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 — Jackdaw, Robin, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Common Sorrel, Sheep's Sorrel, Mint +5 more foraging species
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tufted Vetch, Lesser Stitchwort, Grass Vetchling +68 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Tufted Vetch, Lesser Stitchwort, Grass Vetchling +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Downs Link Walking route 59 km ▾
A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way
Named route Length 59 km Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Diamond Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map Red Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Knepp Wildland Red Route Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pedlars Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 223 Length 3.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 547 m ▾
Named route Ref 223 Length 547 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 223 Length 2.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 223 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Dragons Lane bridleway · 373 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 373 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Greentree Lane bridleway · 622 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 622 m Path type: track
Show on map Greentree Lane bridleway · 377 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 377 m Path type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
11,192 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,192 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Magpie +37
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mute Swan Cygnus olor Skylark Alauda arvensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Swift Apus apus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Red-legged Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Hoverfly
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Hoverfly Syrphidae Meadow Foxtail · Creeping Thistle · Goat's-beard · Lesser Stitchwort · Meadow Buttercup +29
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra Ground-ivy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,192 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Magpie +37
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mute Swan Cygnus olor Skylark Alauda arvensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Swift Apus apus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Red-legged Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Hoverfly
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Hoverfly Syrphidae Meadow Foxtail · Creeping Thistle · Goat's-beard · Lesser Stitchwort · Meadow Buttercup +29
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra Ground-ivy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Glechoma hederacea
Glechoma hederacea
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum
Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Cinquefoil Potentilla
Cinquefoil Potentilla
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia
Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Agrimony Agrimonia
Agrimony Agrimonia
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Bird's-Foot-Trefoil Lotus
Bird's-Foot-Trefoil Lotus
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus 