Swithe Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 72 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 72 ha
Places › England › South East › Mid Sussex Getting here
51.02940, -0.01654
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🌿 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dandelion, Hornbeam, Bird's-Foot-Trefoil +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Dandelion, Hogweed, Hazel +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Little Snipefly, Southern Hawker +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Little Snipefly, Southern Hawker +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 37 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 Tolls Walk, Sheffield Park Walking route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Length 2.2 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Wyatts Lane bridleway · 285 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 285 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Wyatts Lane bridleway · 366 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 366 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
5,847 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,847 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 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 Fallow Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat
Fallow Deer Dama dama Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Tanner Beetle +1
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Hornbeam · Plantain · Bird's-Foot-Trefoil · Blackthorn · Hogweed +4
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Plantain Plantago Bird's-Foot-Trefoil Lotus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Hawkweed Hieracium Mallow Sidalcea hendersonii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,847 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 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 Fallow Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat
Fallow Deer Dama dama Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Tanner Beetle +1
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Hornbeam · Plantain · Bird's-Foot-Trefoil · Blackthorn · Hogweed +4
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Plantain Plantago Bird's-Foot-Trefoil Lotus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Hawkweed Hieracium Mallow Sidalcea hendersonii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis
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