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Bowl barrow 640m SSW of Saxondown Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery

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📷 Peter S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.85178, -0.03204

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Herring Gull +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Herring Gull +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Chalk Hill Blue +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Hawthorn, Ribwort Plantain +144 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Hawthorn, Ribwort Plantain +144 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Elder +15 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 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 routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
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Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs - Spital Road (ESCC Cycle Route 204)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Undercliff WalkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Malling - Southover (ESCC Cycle Route 308)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Offham - Lewes Town Centre (ESCC Cycle Route 306)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
East Brighton (Sheepcote ring)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Regional Route 90Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rainbow above Kingston Near Lewes

📷 Peter S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rainbow above Kingston Near Lewes

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Southover Grange GardensUrban park3.5 km→🌱Southover Grange GardensUrban park3.5 km→✦Lewes CastleHistoric site3.7 km→✦Lewes Town Wall, section called The Green WallHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Stanmer ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Stanmer ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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