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Bowl barrow at Newbarn Bottom, 450m east of Foxhole

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shelduck and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shelduck and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shelduck, Robin, Canada Goose +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shelduck, Robin, Canada Goose +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, 7-spot Ladybird, Neomyia cornicina +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Small Nettle, Spurge-laurel, Meadow Buttercup +19 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Small Nettle, Spurge-laurel, Meadow Buttercup +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Small Nettle, White Dead-nettle, Rough Hawkbit +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

South Downs WayWalking route160 km

Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route

Vanguard WayWalking route111 km

Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route

Hill and Vale Walk at Frog Firle Farm, South Downs EastWalking route6.4 km

Looping over Cradle & Hindover Hills, see views of secluded farmland & divert to Litlington. Spot geese feeding on the water meadows, birds & insects singing in the hillside shrub, & wild flowers growing in the chalk grassland. Slopes & uneven terrain.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:00Round trip

Alfriston Clergy House to Berwick Church, AlfristonWalking route5.1 km

Named routeLength 5.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Alfriston Clergy House to Lullington Church, AlfristonWalking route3.2 km

Named routeLength 3.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

24 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

National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route540 m

Named routeRef 2Length 540 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route300 m

Named routeRef 2Length 300 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route121 m

Named routeRef 2Length 121 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 2Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

🚵

Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

South Downs WayMountain bike route

Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network

Friston Forest Family MTB RouteMountain bike route

Named route

CardiacMountain bike route

Named route

Forest YipMountain bike route

Named route

Friston Forest Red MTB RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

64,109 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

64,109 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds90 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shelduck · Robin · Canada Goose · Herring Gull · Magpie +85

ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedshankTringa totanus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CurlewNumenius arquata
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TealAnas crecca2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
CootFulica atra2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Rabbit · Weasel · Badger · Muntjac · Hazel Dormouse

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
WeaselMustela nivalis
BadgerMeles meles
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025

🐝

Insects4 species

autumn

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird · Neomyia cornicina · Dark-edged Bee-fly

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

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Plants22 species

springautumn

2026

Small Nettle · Spurge-laurel · Meadow Buttercup · Primrose · Abraham-Isaac-Jacob +17

Small NettleUrtica urens2025
Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Abraham-Isaac-JacobTrachystemon orientalis
Evergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicus
European LarchLarix decidua
Monterey CypressCupressus macrocarpa
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
YewTaxus baccata
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2025
Milk ThistleSilybum marianum2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

64,109 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds90 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shelduck · Robin · Canada Goose · Herring Gull · Magpie +85

ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedshankTringa totanus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CurlewNumenius arquata
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TealAnas crecca2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
CootFulica atra2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Rabbit · Weasel · Badger · Muntjac · Hazel Dormouse

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
WeaselMustela nivalis
BadgerMeles meles
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025

🐝

Insects4 species

autumn

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird · Neomyia cornicina · Dark-edged Bee-fly

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

🌿

Plants22 species

springautumn

2026

Small Nettle · Spurge-laurel · Meadow Buttercup · Primrose · Abraham-Isaac-Jacob +17

Small NettleUrtica urens2025
Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Abraham-Isaac-JacobTrachystemon orientalis
Evergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicus
European LarchLarix decidua
Monterey CypressCupressus macrocarpa
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
YewTaxus baccata
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2025
Milk ThistleSilybum marianum2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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