🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
9 activities
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🥾
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: South Downs Way
Free
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Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: South Downs Way
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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10 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km▾
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Between The South Downs and the Sea Circular Walk, South Downs EastWalking route7.2 km▾
Start & end in Crowlink, go through meadows & trees, down towards Birling Gap & over 3 of the Seven Sisters. See great coastal views, seasonal wildlife & flower displays. Optional detours to a historic pub & a seaside café. Steep hills, stiles & gates.
Named routeLength 7.2 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
Birling Gap from the Tiger Inn, South Downs EastWalking route4.9 km▾
Enjoy views over the downs & the East Sussex coast on this circular. By following old drovers' and smuggling routes to the sea from this small downland village you may also feel a sense of the landscape's long history. Gates & short steep sections.
Named routeLength 4.9 kmDuration 01:30Local walking route
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
South Downs Way (Inland Route)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SDWNational walking route
Foyle Waypublic footpath · 529 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 529 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Foyle Waypublic footpath · 26 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 26 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling
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21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Station to Seafront cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeProposed Lcn
Stone Cross to Seafront Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeProposed Lcn
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Horsey CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Horsey Cycleway phase1B (due to be constructed)Cycling route▾
Named routeProposed Lcn
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Mountain biking
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5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
CardiacMountain bike route▾
Named route
Forest YipMountain bike route▾
Named route
Alternative, Old South Downs Way Bridleway RouteMountain bike route▾
Named route
Friston Forest Red MTB RouteMountain bike route▾
Named route
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Horse riding
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11 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
