Wet Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 44 ha
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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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Forked Veilwort +194 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Beech, Hazel +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Dormans Park Walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bluebell Walk at Standen Walking route 4.8 km ▾
This moderate walk takes in the whole Standen Estate & wider countryside. If you visit in April and early May, you'll see the carpet of bluebells and spring flowers in Rockinghill Wood. Hills, rough ground & one steep slope. Not suitable for wheels.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:00-02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hollybush Wood Walk, Standen Walking route 2.4 km ▾
A short walk around Hollybush Wood, a tree covered part of the original Standen Estate. Ancient woodland indicators, orchids, bluebells, dog's mercury & others grow in abundance. Stoats & weasels live in the undergrowth & deer can be seen in the trees
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 00:30-01:00 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 24 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 Yew Tree Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 283 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 283 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 44 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 44 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 175 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 175 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Owletts Lane bridleway · 481 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 481 m Surface concrete Path type: unclassified
Show on map Hammerwood Road bridleway · 1.5 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.5 km Surface paved Path type: unclassified
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
1,504 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,504 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Magpie · Jackdaw +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Swift Apus apus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2020 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · American Mink · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +4
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus American Mink Neovison vison2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Birch Catkin Bug · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Glow-worm · Speckled Bush-cricket · Back-Swimmer
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023 Back-Swimmer Notonecta2020 🌿 Plants 64 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Overleaf Pellia · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Atrichum undulatum · Pellucid Four-tooth Moss +59
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla2022 Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2021 Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2021 Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum2021 Pellucid Four-tooth Moss Tetraphis pellucida2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,504 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Magpie · Jackdaw +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Swift Apus apus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2020 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · American Mink · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +4
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus American Mink Neovison vison2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Birch Catkin Bug · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Glow-worm · Speckled Bush-cricket · Back-Swimmer
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023 Back-Swimmer Notonecta2020 🌿 Plants 64 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Overleaf Pellia · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Atrichum undulatum · Pellucid Four-tooth Moss +59
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla2022 Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2021 Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2021 Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum2021 Pellucid Four-tooth Moss Tetraphis pellucida2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022
Fallow Deer Dama dama2022
Fallow Deer Dama dama2022
Mole Talpa europaea2021
Mole Talpa europaea2021
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2021
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2021
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2022
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2022
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2022
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2022
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2022
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2022
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2021
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2021
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2021
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2021
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2021
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2021
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2021
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2021
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2021
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2021
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2021
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2021
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2021
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2021
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2021
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2021
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata2021
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata2021
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2020
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2020
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2023
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2023
Marsh Gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe2022
Marsh Gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe2022
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2022
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2022
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2022
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2022
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2022
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2022
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2022
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2022
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2022
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2022
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2021
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2021
Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum2021
Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum2021
Juicy Silk-moss Plagiothecium succulentum2021
Juicy Silk-moss Plagiothecium succulentum2021
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2021
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2021
Blunt Feather-moss Homalia trichomanoides2021
Blunt Feather-moss Homalia trichomanoides2021
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2021
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2021
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2021
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2021
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2021
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2021
Notched Pouchwort Calypogeia arguta2021
Notched Pouchwort Calypogeia arguta2021
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2021
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2021
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2021
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2021
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum2021
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum2021
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2020
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2020
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2020
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2020
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2020
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2020
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2020
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2020
Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon2020
Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon2020
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2020
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2020
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans2020
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans2020
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides2020
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides2020
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina2020
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina2020
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare2020
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare2020
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2020
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2020
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2020
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2020
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2020
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2020
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2020
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2020
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2020
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2020
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2020
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2020
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2020
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2020
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2020
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2020
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus2020
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus2020
Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa2020
Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa2020
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2020
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2020
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2020
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2020
Smaller White-moss Leucobryum juniperoideum2020
Smaller White-moss Leucobryum juniperoideum2020 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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