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Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow group on Bostal Hill

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📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeHeritageInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.82367, 0.12283

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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
  • ✦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
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Melanostoma mellinum, Harlequin Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Whitethroat, Herring Gull +33 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Whitethroat, Herring Gull +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cock's-foot, Creeping Thistle, Ribwort Plantain +265 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cock's-foot, Creeping Thistle, Ribwort Plantain +265 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hogweed +31 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths 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
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop PathWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
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Cycling

31 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
Regional Route 90Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route145 m
Named routeRef 2Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route58 m
Named routeRef 2Length 58 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route55 m
Named routeRef 2Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
Forest YipMountain bike route
Named route
Friston Forest Red MTB RouteMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Compbridleway · 1.7 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.7 kmPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Barrow on Bostal Hill

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Barrow on Bostal Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Drusillas ParkVisitor farm2.9 km→🌱The TyeUrban park3.1 km→🌱Firle ParkUrban park3.5 km→🐄Squirrel monkeysVisitor farm2.9 km→🐄LlamasVisitor farm2.9 km→🌱The TyeUrban park3.1 km→

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