West Park Local Nature Reserve
31 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha
Getting here
50.97359, 0.08189
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦30+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Long-tailed Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 271m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦30+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Long-tailed Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 271m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Wren +27 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Wren +27 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Devil's-bit Scabious, Gorse +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 21 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 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
Tolls Walk, Sheffield ParkWalking route2.2 km▾
Named routeLength 2.2 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Photos
Board walk in West Park Local Nature Reserve, Uckfield
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
16,132 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,132 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Wren · Dunnock · Song Thrush +25
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Badger · Hazel Dormouse
- BadgerMeles meles
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- NewtTriturus2025
🐝Insects10 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Parasyrphus punctulatus · Bibio lanigerus +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus
- Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
- Green Shieldbug
🌿Plants53 species
springautumn
2026▾
Sweet Chestnut · Devil's-bit Scabious · Gorse · Hazel · Wild Privet +48
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
- GorseUlex europaeus
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,132 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Wren · Dunnock · Song Thrush +25
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Badger · Hazel Dormouse
- BadgerMeles meles
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- NewtTriturus2025
🐝Insects10 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Parasyrphus punctulatus · Bibio lanigerus +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus
- Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
- Green Shieldbug
🌿Plants53 species
springautumn
2026▾
Sweet Chestnut · Devil's-bit Scabious · Gorse · Hazel · Wild Privet +48
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
- GorseUlex europaeus
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina2025
Palomena prasina2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea20252025
2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisSpindleEuonymus europaeusSpindleEuonymus europaeusGreater WhipwortBazzania trilobataGreater WhipwortBazzania trilobataHollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025White Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissusDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissusDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisMusk Stork's-billErodium moschatumMusk Stork's-billErodium moschatumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Manna AshFraxinus ornus2025Manna AshFraxinus ornus2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025St. Dabeoc's HeathDaboecia cantabrica2025St. Dabeoc's HeathDaboecia cantabrica2025Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Events & activities nearby
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