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🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
50.83159, -0.28475
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 158m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 158m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Redshank, Herring Gull +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Playing field
Free
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Redshank, Herring Gull +77 more · last seen 2026; Mudflats priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 223
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
South Downs WayWalking route160 km▾
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to ShorehamWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km▾
A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Brighton to WorthingCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
A259 two-way cycle track upgrade for National Cycle Route 2 reroutingCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Down Link path to Shoreham-by-Sea stationCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Shoreham Covid-19 Pop-up Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Route 223Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Town Quayrestricted byway · 47 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 47 mPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
63,091 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
63,091 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRedshank · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Teal +40
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black SwanCygnus atratus
- CootFulica atra
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Alexanders · Traveller's-joy · Common Dog-violet · Lords-and-Ladies · White Dead-nettle +8
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
63,091 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRedshank · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Teal +40
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black SwanCygnus atratus
- CootFulica atra
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Alexanders · Traveller's-joy · Common Dog-violet · Lords-and-Ladies · White Dead-nettle +8
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
