Broadleaved woodland near Saltdean 2 ha
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🐶 Dogs🦋 Insects🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Brighton and Hove Getting here
50.81571, -0.04174
Open directionsv 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 📍 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 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 route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Ouse Valley Way Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map 63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Undercliff Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Peacehaven Loop (ESCC Cycle Route 300) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lewes - Southease (ESCC Cycle Route 302) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lewes - Southease (ESCC Cycle Route 302) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Piddinghoe Avenue (ESCC Cycle Route 301) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Peacehaven - Newhaven (ESCC Cycle Route 205) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Saltdean Vale bridleway · 320 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 320 m Path type: service
Show on map Photos Wivelsfield Road, Saltdean
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Wildlife to spot
21,477 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,477 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Pied Wagtail · Rock Dove · Kestrel +39
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Valerian · Seaside Daisy · Bristly Oxtongue · Silver Ragwort · Tree-mallow +6
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025 Seaside Daisy Erigeron glaucus Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025 Silver Ragwort Jacobaea maritima2025 Tree-mallow Malva arborea2025 Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,477 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Pied Wagtail · Rock Dove · Kestrel +39
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Valerian · Seaside Daisy · Bristly Oxtongue · Silver Ragwort · Tree-mallow +6
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025 Seaside Daisy Erigeron glaucus Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025 Silver Ragwort Jacobaea maritima2025 Tree-mallow Malva arborea2025 Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Greater Sea-spurrey Spergularia media2025
Greater Sea-spurrey Spergularia media2025
Sea-kale Crambe maritima2025
Sea-kale Crambe maritima2025
Common Purslane Portulaca oleracea2025
Common Purslane Portulaca oleracea2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Rock Sea-Lavender agg. Limonium binervosum2025
Rock Sea-Lavender agg. Limonium binervosum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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