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🌳Ancient🦅Birds💜Bluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome66 ha
Getting here
51.03547, 0.17086
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie +42 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Holly, Red Bartsia +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie +42 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper +156 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km▾
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.5 km▾
Named routeRef 21Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 21Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route663 m▾
Named routeRef 21Length 663 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km▾
Named routeRef 21Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
18,369 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,369 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit +23
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Southern Hawker · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Harmonia axyridis form succinea +57
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Holly · Red Bartsia · Fennel · Chicory · Hemp-agrimony +5
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- FennelFoeniculum vulgare
- ChicoryCichorium intybus
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,369 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit +23
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Southern Hawker · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Harmonia axyridis form succinea +57
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Holly · Red Bartsia · Fennel · Chicory · Hemp-agrimony +5
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- FennelFoeniculum vulgare
- ChicoryCichorium intybus
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Episyrphus balteatus2025
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