Taken in the winter showing the profusion of ferns.

Ditchling Common once the King's land as part of the Saxon Manor, is now a Country Park (designated as such in 1974) north of Ditchling and lies between Haywards Heath and Lewes to the east of Burgess Hill in West Sussex. Ditchling is a village and Civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. Haywards Heath is a town in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. Lewes (ˈluːɨs Lewis) is the County town of East Sussex, England and gives its name to the Local government district in which it Burgess Hill is a town and Civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex Settlements Most settlements in West Sussex are either along the south coast or are situated in the M23 corridor It covers an area of 188 acres and can be found at map reference TQ337181. The common is very popular with dog walkers and there is a sizeable car park that can get rather rutted in poor weather. The country park trail is a mile long, (0. 5 km) and passes through oak trees, grassland and an area of scrub. There are some willow trees in the scrubland, a lake and a stream. Birdlife in the park includes stonechats, linnets, woodpeckers, chiffchaffs, blackcaps and tits.

The trail is marked by purple arrows on posts and takes about 40 minutes to complete. In wet weather stout footwear is recommended as the Weald clay in the area gets very waterlogged. The lake is well used by local fishermen who fish for carp, perch and roach. Carp is a common name for various Freshwater Fish of the family Cyprinidae, a very large Perca is the genus of fish referred to as perch or sometimes yellow perch, a group of freshwater Fish belonging to the family Percidae To fish here, an Environment Agency rod licence and a permit is needed.