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Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Good Grub — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Good Grub — a good base for a longer summer day out
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Green Shieldbug +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Pellitory-of-the-wall, Daisy +208 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs WayWalking route160 km▾
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
South Downs Way (Inland Route)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SDWNational walking route
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1066 Country Walk - South Downs LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRef 1006LRegional walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Station to Seafront cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeProposed Lcn
Stone Cross to Seafront Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeProposed Lcn
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Horsey CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Horsey Cycleway phase1B (due to be constructed)Cycling route▾
Named routeProposed Lcn
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
Alternative, Old South Downs Way Bridleway RouteMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
8,991 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,991 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Starling · Jackdaw · Blackcap · Coot · Red-legged Partridge +15
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CootFulica atra
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- EiderSomateria mollissima2025
- Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Meadow Grasshopper · Marmalade Hoverfly · Grey Bush-cricket +1
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Grey Bush-cricketPlatycleis albopunctata
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
🌿Plants97 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Hart's-Tongue · Alexanders · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Traveller's-joy · Daisy +92
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
- Polypodium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,991 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Starling · Jackdaw · Blackcap · Coot · Red-legged Partridge +15
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CootFulica atra
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- EiderSomateria mollissima2025
- Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Meadow Grasshopper · Marmalade Hoverfly · Grey Bush-cricket +1
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Grey Bush-cricketPlatycleis albopunctata
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
🌿Plants97 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Hart's-Tongue · Alexanders · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Traveller's-joy · Daisy +92
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
- Polypodium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaStinking IrisIris foetidissima2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025Sweet VioletViola odorata2025Sweet VioletViola odorata2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2025Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2025Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2025Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025MistletoeViscum album2025MistletoeViscum album2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2025Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCoronilla valentina subsp. glaucaCoronilla valentina subsp. glaucaCoronilla valentina subsp. glaucaCoronilla valentina subsp. glaucaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaArgentinian VervainVerbena bonariensisArgentinian VervainVerbena bonariensisLesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilisLesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilisBorageBorago officinalisBorageBorago officinalisAnnual MercuryMercurialis annua2025Annual MercuryMercurialis annua2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2025Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025Corsican HelleboreHelleborus argutifolius2025Corsican HelleboreHelleborus argutifolius2025Strawberry-treeArbutus unedo2025Strawberry-treeArbutus unedo2025SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus2025SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus2025Silver RagwortJacobaea maritima2025Silver RagwortJacobaea maritima2025Salvia hispanicaSalvia hispanica2025Salvia hispanicaSalvia hispanica2025Sea-kaleCrambe maritima2025Sea-kaleCrambe maritima2025Yellow Horned-poppyGlaucium flavum2025Yellow Horned-poppyGlaucium flavum2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025Green Bristle-grassSetaria viridis2025Green Bristle-grassSetaria viridis2025CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2025Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2025VervainVerbena officinalis2025VervainVerbena officinalis2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2025Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025