A saucer barrow and a bowl barrow 600m north west of Lewes Prison: the southerly pair of a group of three round barrows 0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
50.87570, -0.01405
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.
Round barrow scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw ✦ 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
🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw ✦ 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 — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +78 more · last seen 2026; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Trioza centranthi +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadow-Grass, Trailing Bellflower, Alexanders +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡 Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Sussex Ouse Valley Way Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional 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 European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map Southease to Monk's House Circular Walk, Monks House Walking route 5.6 km ▾
For Virginia Woolf, writing & walking were inseparable; she made her stories as she walked. Virginia & Leonard lived at Monk's House from 1919, where she walked for 2hrs+ daily. This walk takes you to places they loved. Paths can be muddy & wet in winter
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs - Spital Road (ESCC Cycle Route 204) 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 Regional Route 90 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map Egrets Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 90 - Swanborough (ESCC Cycle Route 301) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
46,158 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 46,158 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit +33
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greylag Goose Anser anser Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Gadwall Mareca strepera Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Common Gull Larus canus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes · Syrphus torvus +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes Eupeodes Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus Meadow-Grass · Alexanders · Trailing Bellflower · Sweet Violet · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +41
Meadow-Grass Poa Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Sweet Violet Viola odorata Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 46,158 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit +33
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greylag Goose Anser anser Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Gadwall Mareca strepera Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Common Gull Larus canus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes · Syrphus torvus +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes Eupeodes Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus Meadow-Grass · Alexanders · Trailing Bellflower · Sweet Violet · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +41
Meadow-Grass Poa Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Sweet Violet Viola odorata Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
24-spot Ladybird
24-spot Ladybird
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Drab Wood-soldierfly Solva marginata
Drab Wood-soldierfly Solva marginata
Hypera conmaculata Hypera conmaculata
Hypera conmaculata Hypera conmaculata
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus
Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis
Ragwort Senecio
Ragwort Senecio
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma
Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii
Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Jerusalem Sage Phlomis fruticosa
Jerusalem Sage Phlomis fruticosa
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa 