Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Butts Brow 342m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Butts Brow 342m away — 6 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: South Downs Way (Inland Route)
Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: South Downs Way
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
11 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Alfriston Clergy House to Lullington Church, AlfristonWalking route3.2 km
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.
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.
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
🚴Cycling
47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Regional Route 90Cycling route
Station to Seafront cycle routeCycling route
Stone Cross to Seafront Cycle RouteCycling route
Route 21Cycling route
Horsey CyclewayCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Friston Forest Family MTB RouteMountain bike route
CardiacMountain bike route
Forest YipMountain bike route
Alternative, Old South Downs Way Bridleway RouteMountain bike route
Friston Forest Red MTB RouteMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
Photos

Typical chalk downland features near Willingdon Bottom, East Sussex
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