Starvegoose Wood
✦ Ancient woodland25 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha
Getting here
51.07094, 0.49551
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 58m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 58m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £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 — Raven, Turtle Dove, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Turtle Dove, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Yorkshire-fog, Ivy +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brimstone, Gatekeeper, Large White +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brimstone, Gatekeeper, Large White +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Hogweed +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Play TrailWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route187 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 187 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
4,078 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,078 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTurtle Dove · Raven · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Song Thrush +40
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- RavenCorvus corax
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CootFulica atra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Phasia hemiptera · Long-winged Cone-head · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Hill Cuckoo Bee
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris
Yorkshire-fog · Creeping Buttercup · Ivy · Pale Glaucous Thread-moss · Bluebell +14
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- IvyHedera helix
- Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,078 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTurtle Dove · Raven · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Song Thrush +40
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- RavenCorvus corax
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CootFulica atra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Phasia hemiptera · Long-winged Cone-head · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Hill Cuckoo Bee
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris
Yorkshire-fog · Creeping Buttercup · Ivy · Pale Glaucous Thread-moss · Bluebell +14
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- IvyHedera helix
- Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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