Deserted medieval village of Northeye, 885m south-west of Old Road Farm
8 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
50.83855, 0.38767
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow 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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow 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
Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Robin +85 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Robin +85 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Historic site with public access
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sea-kale, Bramble, Ribwort Plantain +149 more · last seen 2025
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
1066 Country Walk - South Downs LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRef 1006LRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km▾
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route672 m▾
Named routeRef 21Length 672 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route64 m▾
Named routeRef 21Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Site of the Medieval Village of Northeye
Photos
Site of the Medieval Village of Northeye
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Broad Centurion
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Chloromyia formosa
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Common Ragwort
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Jacobaea vulgaris
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morsus-ranaeGrey Club-rushSchoenoplectus tabernaemontaniGrey Club-rushSchoenoplectus tabernaemontaniFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusLesser BulrushTypha angustifoliaLesser BulrushTypha angustifoliaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusMeadow BarleyHordeum secalinumMeadow BarleyHordeum secalinumHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus 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