Identification Charts

Click on the pictures to download identification charts showing some of the things you may find around the countryside park.

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Damselflies

Some of the damselflies found in the Park

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Dragonflies

Some of the dragonflies found in the Park

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Butterflies

Most of the butterflies found in the Park

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Early Spring Flowers

Some early flowers in the Park

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Summer Flowers

A few of the flowers found in summer

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Late Summer Flowers

Some of the last to appear in the summer

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Berries & Nuts

A few of the seeds that can be found in late summer

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Fungi

A few of the fungi found in the woods

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Larger Resident Birds

Some of the larger birds that can be seen all year

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Smaller Resident Birds

Some of the smaller birds that can be seen all year

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Water Birds

Some of the birds that can be seen on the lakes, especially in winter

Footpaths - 1 January

The valley is still flooded and all paths across the lower part of the valley are impassable, as is most of the path along the river.

Report overgrown rights of way to East Sussex and other paths to the Friends of Combe Valley.

Latest News

Waxwings

December 2023 saw a group of Waxwings visiting the Park to sample the berries. Several hundred visit Britain each winter.

New on this website

August 2023 - a set of new pages describing some of the more common flowering plants has been added to the "Wildlife" section of the site.