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Bowl barrow 290m west of Firle Beacon

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📷 Simon Burchell · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Plan your visit

BirdsAncientWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.83391, 0.10422

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦27+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Magpie
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Kestrel, Magpie, Dunnock +24 more · last seen 2025

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Kestrel, Magpie, Dunnock +24 more · last seen 2025; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site with public access

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Cock's-foot, Ribwort Plantain, Common Nettle +265 more · last seen 2026

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayWalking route160 km▾
Named routeLength 160 kmNational 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
Hill and Vale Walk at Frog Firle Farm, South Downs EastWalking route6.4 km▾

Looping over Cradle & Hindover Hills, see views of secluded farmland & divert to Litlington. Spot geese feeding on the water meadows, birds & insects singing in the hillside shrub, & wild flowers growing in the chalk grassland. Slopes & uneven terrain.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:00Round trip
Alfriston Clergy House to The Long Man of Wilmington, AlfristonWalking route6.9 km▾
Named routeLength 6.9 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

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35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route▾

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Regional Route 90Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Egrets WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peacehaven - Newhaven (ESCC Cycle Route 205)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Ye
Egrets WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

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2 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Rabbit Trackbridleway · 1.2 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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Bowl barrow 290m west of Firle Beacon 01

📷 Simon Burchell · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Bowl barrow 290m west of Firle Beacon 01

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Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Firle ParkUrban park1.9 km→🐄Drusillas ParkVisitor farm4.4 km→🌱The TyeUrban park4.8 km→✦FIRLE PLACEHistoric site1.8 km→🐄Squirrel monkeysVisitor farm4.3 km→🐄LlamasVisitor farm4.4 km→