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50.93503, -0.05979
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Common Red Soldier Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Common Red Soldier Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Lords-and-Ladies, Daisy +237 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Lords-and-Ladies, Daisy +237 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Pedunculate Oak, Red Dead-nettle +22 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 15 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 Ditchling Beacon to Devil's Dyke, South Downs walk, Sussex East Walking route 11.2 km ▾
This walk takes in one of the most stunning sections of the South Downs Way. Spring & Summer bring rich plant life thanks to the chalk soil, forming unique grassland habitat. Great bus links from Brighton. Mostly flat until Pyecombe where it gets steep.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 03:00 Point-to-point Regional 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 Green Circle - Walking Relation Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Riddens Lane public footpath · 133 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 133 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Strawlands public footpath · 120 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 120 m Path type: residential
Show on map Riddens Lane public footpath · 209 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 209 m Path type: residential
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Circle - Bicycle Relation Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kings Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norther Arc Avenue 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 Cooksbridge - Lewes Riverside (ESCC Cycle Route 307) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Ditchling - Cooksbridge (ESCC Cycle Route 206) 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
North Barnes Lane bridleway · 184 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 184 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map North Barnes Lane bridleway · 501 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 501 m Surface concrete Path type: track
Show on map North Barnes Lane bridleway · 161 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 161 m Surface concrete Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
22,158 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,158 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Song Thrush +38
Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Harvest Mouse · Bank Vole · Badger · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Badger Meles meles2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Oedemera femoralis
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025 Lesser Celandine · Ivy · Winter Heliotrope · Daisy · Red Dead-nettle +20
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ivy Hedera helix Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Daisy Bellis perennis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,158 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Song Thrush +38
Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Harvest Mouse · Bank Vole · Badger · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Badger Meles meles2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Oedemera femoralis
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025 Lesser Celandine · Ivy · Winter Heliotrope · Daisy · Red Dead-nettle +20
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ivy Hedera helix Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Daisy Bellis perennis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
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