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Bowl barrow, the north westernmost barrow of a group of six bowl barrows, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Rookery Hill

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📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Woodpigeon
  • ✦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

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Syrphus, Scathophaga stercoraria, Eupeodes +6 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Daisy, Early Meadow-grass, Meadow-Grass +60 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy, Early Meadow-grass, Meadow-Grass +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sea Beet, Dandelion, Alexanders +8 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 14 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

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lewes - Southease (ESCC Cycle Route 302)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Piddinghoe Avenue (ESCC Cycle Route 301)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peacehaven - Newhaven (ESCC Cycle Route 205)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Saltdean - Peacehaven - Southease (ESCC Cycle Route 204)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coastal Path (ESCC Cycle Route 201)Cycling route
Named route
Arundel Road (ESCC Cycle Route 202)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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rookery Hill

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rookery Hill

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🌱Centenary ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Fort Road Recreational GroundUrban park2 km→✦Newhaven military fort and lunette batteryHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Crouch GardensUrban park3 km→🌱Drove ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Denton and Mount Pleasant Recreation GroundUrban park1.9 km→

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