Verrall's Wood
✦ Ancient woodland17 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
51.00656, 0.05296
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £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 — Dartford Warbler, Woodlark, Raven +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Woodlark, Raven +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Lords-and-Ladies, Garlic Mustard +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot)Walking route▾
Named routeRef AF-CVLocal walking route
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km▾
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km▾
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Walk To Bluebell Railway, Sheffield ParkWalking route900 m▾
Named routeLength 900 mDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Beaconsfield Roadpublic footpath · 47 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 47 mPath type: service
Beaconsfield Roadpublic footpath · 175 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 175 mPath type: service
Clapwater Lanepublic footpath · 517 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 517 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
4,788 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,788 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Dartford Warbler · Woodlark · Raven · Goldfinch · Hobby +31
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
- WoodlarkLullula arborea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Falco subbuteo subbuteoFalco subbuteo subbuteo2025
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2025
- Curruca undata dartfordiensisCurruca undata dartfordiensis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
Adder
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Physocephala rufipes · Rhingia campestris +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
Common Nettle · Lords-and-Ladies · Garlic Mustard · Lily-of-the-valley · Daisy +4
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,788 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Dartford Warbler · Woodlark · Raven · Goldfinch · Hobby +31
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
- WoodlarkLullula arborea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Falco subbuteo subbuteoFalco subbuteo subbuteo2025
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2025
- Curruca undata dartfordiensisCurruca undata dartfordiensis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
Adder
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Physocephala rufipes · Rhingia campestris +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
Common Nettle · Lords-and-Ladies · Garlic Mustard · Lily-of-the-valley · Daisy +4
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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