Wet Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 31 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 31 ha
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51.02974, 0.19373
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ramsons, Holly, Red Bartsia +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper +29 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper +29 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sussex Diamond Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 321 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 321 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 732 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 732 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
9,986 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,986 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Rook Corvus frugilegus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Mole · Common Shrew +1
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea Common Shrew Sorex araneus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Ramsons · Holly · Red Bartsia · Hemp-agrimony · Sneezewort +2
Ramsons Allium ursinum Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025 Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,986 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Rook Corvus frugilegus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Mole · Common Shrew +1
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea Common Shrew Sorex araneus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Ramsons · Holly · Red Bartsia · Hemp-agrimony · Sneezewort +2
Ramsons Allium ursinum Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025 Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025 