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Getting here
51.03812, 0.17038
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper +169 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km▾
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.5 km▾
Named routeRef 21Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 21Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route663 m▾
Named routeRef 21Length 663 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km▾
Named routeRef 21Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
27,100 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,100 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Goldfinch +15
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Badger · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Southern Hawker · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Harmonia axyridis form succinea +67
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
- Mystacides longicornis
Holly · Red Bartsia · Fennel · Chicory · Hemp-agrimony +6
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- FennelFoeniculum vulgare
- ChicoryCichorium intybus
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,100 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Goldfinch +15
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Badger · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Southern Hawker · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Harmonia axyridis form succinea +67
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
- Mystacides longicornis
Holly · Red Bartsia · Fennel · Chicory · Hemp-agrimony +6
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- FennelFoeniculum vulgare
- ChicoryCichorium intybus
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025LygusLygus2025LygusLygus2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaLimnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2025Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2025Allygus mixtusAllygus mixtus2025Allygus mixtusAllygus mixtus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Allygus modestusAllygus modestus2025Allygus modestusAllygus modestus2025AgrayleaAgraylea2025AgrayleaAgraylea2025Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2025Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2025PolietesPolietes2025PolietesPolietes2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2025Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2025Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata2025Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula2025Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2025Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2025Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida2025Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Non-biting midgesChironomidae2025Non-biting midgesChironomidae2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025PopulicerusPopulicerus2025PopulicerusPopulicerus2025AmaraAmara2025AmaraAmara2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025DromiusDromius2025DromiusDromius2025LasiusLasius2025LasiusLasius2025Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2025Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) ulmiPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) ulmi2025Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) ulmiPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) ulmi2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Oecetis lacustrisOecetis lacustris2025Oecetis lacustrisOecetis lacustris2025Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatusPolymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatus2025Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatusPolymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatus2025Phylus (Phylus) melanocephalusPhylus (Phylus) melanocephalus2025Phylus (Phylus) melanocephalusPhylus (Phylus) melanocephalus2025HydropsycheHydropsyche2025HydropsycheHydropsyche2025Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2025Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2025Ecnomus tenellusEcnomus tenellus2025Ecnomus tenellusEcnomus tenellus2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025Hedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisField EryngoEryngium campestreField EryngoEryngium campestre