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▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Jackdaw 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐾 Bede's Zoo on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Jackdaw 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐾 Bede's Zoo on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip 🐄 Farm visits
Very strong match
Zoo or animal collection
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Red Admiral +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cuckooflower, Butcher's-broom, Wood Anemone +166 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Alfriston Clergy House to Berwick Church, Alfriston Walking route 5.1 km ▾
Named route Length 5.1 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Alfriston Clergy House Countryside Walk, Alfriston Walking route 10.4 km ▾
Walk in the footsteps of the artists & writers of the Bloomsbury Group as you follow this circular to the 600yrs old Alfriston Clergy House (in the South Downs National Park). Take in downland views on route. Moderate terrain with 1 steep climb.
Named route Length 10.4 km Duration 02:00-03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map Regional Route 90 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map The Cuckoo Trail Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to Brighton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 281 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 281 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos The covers are on at St Bede's School cricket pitch
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Wildlife to spot
12,699 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,699 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Long-tailed Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Great Tit · House Sparrow · Blackbird +34
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Noctule · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Banded Demoiselle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Broad-bodied Chaser
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Gorse · Wood Avens · Blackthorn · Strawberry Clover · Yorkshire-fog +81
Gorse Ulex europaeus Wood Avens Geum urbanum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Strawberry Clover Trifolium fragiferum2025 Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025 Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,699 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Long-tailed Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Great Tit · House Sparrow · Blackbird +34
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Noctule · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Banded Demoiselle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Broad-bodied Chaser
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Gorse · Wood Avens · Blackthorn · Strawberry Clover · Yorkshire-fog +81
Gorse Ulex europaeus Wood Avens Geum urbanum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Strawberry Clover Trifolium fragiferum2025 Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025 Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Intermediate Periwinkle Vinca difformis
Intermediate Periwinkle Vinca difformis
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2025
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2025
Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum2025
Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Round-leaved Fluellen Kickxia spuria2025
Round-leaved Fluellen Kickxia spuria2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Sharp-leaved Fluellen Kickxia elatine2025
Sharp-leaved Fluellen Kickxia elatine2025
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2025
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata2025
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Stone Parsley Sison amomum2025
Stone Parsley Sison amomum2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Oval Sedge Carex leporina2025
Oval Sedge Carex leporina2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2025
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2025
Remote Sedge Carex remota2025
Remote Sedge Carex remota2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2025
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2025
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2025
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2025
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2025
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2025
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2025
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2025
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa2025
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa2025
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2025
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025 