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Bowl barrow on Front Hill

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📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.83716, -0.01232

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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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Skylark +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Skylark +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Thistle +141 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Thistle +141 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hogweed, Hawthorn +19 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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
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Cycling

83 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
Peacehaven Loop (ESCC Cycle Route 300)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
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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

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The South Downs Way - tumulus on Front Hill

📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The South Downs Way - tumulus on Front Hill

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🌱Southover Grange GardensUrban park4 km→🌱Southover Grange GardensUrban park4 km→🌱Saltdean OvalUrban park4.3 km→✦Lewes CastleHistoric site4.3 km→✦Lewes Town Wall, section called The Green WallHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Meridian ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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