A pair of bowl barrows forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery, and a hlaew on Rookery Hill
Plan your visit
Getting here
50.78965, 0.08003
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Wigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Wigeon
- ✦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
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wigeon, Goldfinch +77 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wigeon, Goldfinch +77 more · last seen 2026; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Early Meadow-grass, Meadow-Grass +71 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Bibio johannis, Dotted Bee-fly +1 more · last seen 2026; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
11 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop PathWalking 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.
🚴Cycling
53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Lewes - Southease (ESCC Cycle Route 302)Cycling route
Piddinghoe Avenue (ESCC Cycle Route 301)Cycling route
Peacehaven - Newhaven (ESCC Cycle Route 205)Cycling route
Saltdean - Peacehaven - Southease (ESCC Cycle Route 204)Cycling route
Coastal Path (ESCC Cycle Route 201)Cycling route
Arundel Road (ESCC Cycle Route 202)Cycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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