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Bowl barrow south of Newmarket Bottom

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📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.84306, -0.05881

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Skylark +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Skylark +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Hogweed +16 more foraging species; Lowland meadows — wild flowers, berries and seasonal plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Chalk Hill Blue +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Thistle +174 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Thistle +174 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

68 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
East Brighton (Sheepcote ring)Cycling route
Named routeLocal 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
Norton Drivebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Newmarket Bottom

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Newmarket Bottom

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉STANMER PARK/COLDEANNature reserve4.2 km→🌱Stanley Deason Leisure CentreUrban park4 km→✦STANMER PARKHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Stanmer ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Stanmer ParkUrban park3.7 km→🦉WHITEHAWK/RACE HILLNature reserve3.9 km→

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