Trough Wood
✦ Ancient woodland48 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome48 ha
Getting here
51.01458, 0.48824
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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
- 🌿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 — Nightingale, Blue Tit, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Nightingale, Blue Tit, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bugle, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Pignut +107 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Bramble, Elder +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Small White, Large White +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Small White, Large White +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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Wildlife to spot
5,196 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,196 records · National Biodiversity NetworkNightingale · Raven · House Sparrow · Goldfinch · Lesser Spotted Woodpecker +34
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Great TitParus major2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MagpiePica pica2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Streptopelia turtur turturStreptopelia turtur turtur2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Badger · Polecat · Fallow Deer · Pine Marten · Hedgehog
- BadgerMeles meles
- PolecatMustela putorius2024
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Volucella pellucens · Empis aestiva · Platypalpus pallipes · Capsus ater +7
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
- Empis aestivaEmpis aestiva2024
- Platypalpus pallipesPlatypalpus pallipes2024
- Capsus aterCapsus ater2024
🌿Plants39 species
springsummer
2024▾
Early-purple Orchid · Barren Brome · Pencilled Crane's-bill · Sycamore · Wood Avens +34
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
- Pencilled Crane's-billGeranium versicolor
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Rosy GarlicAllium roseum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,196 records · National Biodiversity NetworkNightingale · Raven · House Sparrow · Goldfinch · Lesser Spotted Woodpecker +34
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Great TitParus major2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MagpiePica pica2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Streptopelia turtur turturStreptopelia turtur turtur2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Badger · Polecat · Fallow Deer · Pine Marten · Hedgehog
- BadgerMeles meles
- PolecatMustela putorius2024
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Volucella pellucens · Empis aestiva · Platypalpus pallipes · Capsus ater +7
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
- Empis aestivaEmpis aestiva2024
- Platypalpus pallipesPlatypalpus pallipes2024
- Capsus aterCapsus ater2024
🌿Plants39 species
springsummer
2024▾
Early-purple Orchid · Barren Brome · Pencilled Crane's-bill · Sycamore · Wood Avens +34
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
- Pencilled Crane's-billGeranium versicolor
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Rosy GarlicAllium roseum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Swollen-thighed Beetle
Swollen-thighed Beetle
Oedemera nobilis2024
Oedemera nobilis2024
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2024Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2024Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2024AgriotesAgriotes2024AgriotesAgriotes2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023Ground-elder
Ground-elder
Aegopodium podagraria
Aegopodium podagraria
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansNarrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigraNarrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigraGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMistletoeViscum album2023MistletoeViscum album2023ElmUlmus2023ElmUlmus2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023Wych ElmUlmus glabra2023Wych ElmUlmus glabra2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023ElderSambucus nigra2023ElderSambucus nigra2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023Field MapleAcer campestre2023Field MapleAcer campestre2023Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2023Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2023Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023HornbeamCarpinus betulus2023HornbeamCarpinus betulus2023Common CouchElymus repens2023Common CouchElymus repens2023Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2023Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2023TimothyPhleum pratense2023TimothyPhleum pratense2023Black BryonyTamus communis2023Black BryonyTamus communis2023HazelCorylus avellana2023HazelCorylus avellana2023Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2023Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2023