A group of three bowl barrows and an Anglo-Saxon barrow field on The Bostle 1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Getting here
50.83209, -0.05380
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Tumuli group scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull 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
🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Chalk Hill Blue +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Crimson Clover, Ribwort Plantain +150 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Ouse Valley Way Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map 78 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs - Spital Road (ESCC Cycle Route 204) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Undercliff Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Malling - Southover (ESCC Cycle Route 308) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Offham - Lewes Town Centre (ESCC Cycle Route 306) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Peacehaven Loop (ESCC Cycle Route 300) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 90 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Bridleway down to Balsdean Bottom
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Wildlife to spot
28,302 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,302 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Rook · Linnet +40
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Skylark Alauda arvensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Common Gull Larus canus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Raven Corvus corax Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Little Owl Athene noctua Swallow Hirundo rustica Stripe-winged Grasshopper · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Large Conehead · Meadow Grasshopper · Wart-biter +13
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus Large Conehead Ruspolia nitidula Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Wart-biter Decticus verrucivorus Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima 🌿 Plants 6 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Lateral Cryphaea · Early Meadow-grass · Autumn Lady's-tresses · Rough Poppy · Dwarf Spurge +1
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025 Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma Autumn Lady's-tresses Spiranthes spiralis2025 Rough Poppy Roemeria hispida2025 Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua2025 Ploughman's-spikenard Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,302 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Rook · Linnet +40
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Skylark Alauda arvensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Common Gull Larus canus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Raven Corvus corax Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Little Owl Athene noctua Swallow Hirundo rustica Stripe-winged Grasshopper · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Large Conehead · Meadow Grasshopper · Wart-biter +13
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus Large Conehead Ruspolia nitidula Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Wart-biter Decticus verrucivorus Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima 🌿 Plants 6 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Lateral Cryphaea · Early Meadow-grass · Autumn Lady's-tresses · Rough Poppy · Dwarf Spurge +1
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025 Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma Autumn Lady's-tresses Spiranthes spiralis2025 Rough Poppy Roemeria hispida2025 Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua2025 Ploughman's-spikenard Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roesel's Bush-cricket
Roesel's Bush-cricket
Roeseliana roeselii
Roeseliana roeselii
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Inula conyzae2025
Inula conyzae2025
