The Oaks Poultry Farm 0 ha
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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 — Dunnock, Blackbird, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dunnock, Blackbird, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Glow-worm +82 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Glow-worm +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cuckooflower, Wood Anemone, Devil's-bit Scabious +97 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cuckooflower, Wood Anemone, Devil's-bit Scabious +97 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Water Mint, Three-cornered Garlic, Hawthorn +12 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Ditchling Beacon to Devil's Dyke, South Downs walk, Sussex East Walking route 11.2 km ▾
This walk takes in one of the most stunning sections of the South Downs Way. Spring & Summer bring rich plant life thanks to the chalk soil, forming unique grassland habitat. Great bus links from Brighton. Mostly flat until Pyecombe where it gets steep.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 03:00 Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Wolstonbury Hill Explore Nature Walk, Sussex East Walking route 5.9 km ▾
Go through beech woodland before climbing steep open grassland to the top of the hill. On summiting, admire panoramic views of the weald, sea & downs, including Newtimber Hill & Devil's Dyke. Bluebells & garlic can be found in Spring. Potential livestock.
Named route Length 5.9 km Duration 02:00-02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Green Circle - Walking Relation Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Circle - Bicycle Relation Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kings Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norther Arc Avenue Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norther Arc Avenue Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hurstpierpoint to Downlands Communitiy College Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 20 Pyecombe to Brighton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sussex Border Path bridleway · 228 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 228 m Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
13,596 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,596 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Long-tailed Tit · Tawny Owl · Blackcap · Song Thrush · House Sparrow +41
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Little Owl Athene noctua Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Whitethroat Curruca communis Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Little Egret Egretta garzetta Redwing Turdus iliacus Barn Owl Tyto alba Raven Corvus corax Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Skylark Alauda arvensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Goldcrest Regulus regulus 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Weasel · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Weasel Mustela nivalis2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Azure Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +26
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly 🌿 Plants 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Devil's-bit Scabious · Butcher's-broom · Sweet Vernal-grass · Columbine · Brooklime +14
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,596 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Long-tailed Tit · Tawny Owl · Blackcap · Song Thrush · House Sparrow +41
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Little Owl Athene noctua Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Whitethroat Curruca communis Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Little Egret Egretta garzetta Redwing Turdus iliacus Barn Owl Tyto alba Raven Corvus corax Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Skylark Alauda arvensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Goldcrest Regulus regulus 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Weasel · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Weasel Mustela nivalis2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Azure Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +26
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly 🌿 Plants 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Devil's-bit Scabious · Butcher's-broom · Sweet Vernal-grass · Columbine · Brooklime +14
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Bat Chiroptera2025
Bat Chiroptera2025 Ischnura elegans2025
Ischnura elegans2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Red Poplar Leaf Beetle Chrysomela populi2025
Red Poplar Leaf Beetle Chrysomela populi2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Metoecus paradoxus Metoecus paradoxus2025
Metoecus paradoxus Metoecus paradoxus2025
Dark Sawfly Tenthredo atra2025
Dark Sawfly Tenthredo atra2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Tillus elongatus Tillus elongatus2025
Tillus elongatus Tillus elongatus2025
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura2025
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens2025
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 Common Mouse-ear
Common Mouse-ear
Cerastium fontanum
Cerastium fontanum
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Dwarf Gorse Ulex minor
Dwarf Gorse Ulex minor
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria
Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius
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