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51.00547, -0.06671
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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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Alder Leaf Beetle +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Alder Leaf Beetle +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cow Parsley, Hogweed, Elder +156 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cow Parsley, Hogweed, Elder +156 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Elder, Hazel +14 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Dophin Lesuire Centre to B2272 Public Footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ashgrounds Wood Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 Snowflakes Lane public footpath · 211 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 211 m Path type: service
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Haywards Heath Town Centre to Cuckfield Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rocky Lane Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Burgess Hill - Haywards Heath Eastern Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hatchgate Lane Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
29,851 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,851 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Pheasant · Crossbill · Magpie · Blue Tit +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Motacilla cinerea cinerea Motacilla cinerea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse +2
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Red Soldier Beetle · Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Orange Ladybird +13
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Lesser Stag Beetle 🌿 Plants 57 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Cow Parsley · Ivy · Hazel · Dilated Scalewort · Dandelion +52
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Ivy Hedera helix Hazel Corylus avellana Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Dandelion Taraxacum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Cherry Plum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,851 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Pheasant · Crossbill · Magpie · Blue Tit +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Motacilla cinerea cinerea Motacilla cinerea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse +2
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Red Soldier Beetle · Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Orange Ladybird +13
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Lesser Stag Beetle 🌿 Plants 57 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Cow Parsley · Ivy · Hazel · Dilated Scalewort · Dandelion +52
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Ivy Hedera helix Hazel Corylus avellana Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Dandelion Taraxacum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Cherry Plum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger Meles meles
Badger Meles meles
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2025
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2025 Dorcus parallelipipedus
Dorcus parallelipipedus
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Prunus cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea2025
Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli2025
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2025
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris2025
Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana2025
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2025
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2025
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2025
Cowbane Cicuta virosa2025
Cowbane Cicuta virosa2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Creeping Yellow-cress Rorippa sylvestris2025
Creeping Yellow-cress Rorippa sylvestris2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2025
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2025
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2025
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2025
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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