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A pair of bowl barrows 420m south of Overhill Lodge, forming part of The Lord's Burghs linear barrow group

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📷 Terry Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.82755, 0.09045

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦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

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

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

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Kestrel, Magpie, Dunnock +24 more · last seen 2025; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Ragwort, Common Nettle, Ribwort Plantain +227 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle · last seen 2025

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 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
Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop PathWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lewes - Southease (ESCC Cycle Route 302)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peacehaven - Newhaven (ESCC Cycle Route 205)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Saltdean - Peacehaven - Southease (ESCC Cycle Route 204)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coastal Path (ESCC Cycle Route 201)Cycling route
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Arundel Road (ESCC Cycle Route 202)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Ye
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Overhill Lodge Farm

📷 Terry Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Overhill Lodge Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Firle ParkUrban park2.4 km→✦FIRLE PLACEHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Denton and Mount Pleasant Recreation GroundUrban park3.5 km→🌱Drove ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦A saucer barrow, a bowl barrow and a pair of hlaews 350m north west of Overhill LodgeHistoric site800 m→✦Three round barrows W of Bopeep chalk pitHistoric site1.7 km→