Grasslands Shaw - Broadleaved woodland 13 ha
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🦋 Insects🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › South East › Lewes Getting here
50.88277, 0.02458
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 🅿️ Cliffe High Street 190m away — 14 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 🅿️ Cliffe High Street 190m away — 14 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
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 6 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Sussex Ouse Valley Way Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional 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 European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map Southease to Monk's House Circular Walk, Monks House Walking route 5.6 km ▾
For Virginia Woolf, writing & walking were inseparable; she made her stories as she walked. Virginia & Leonard lived at Monk's House from 1919, where she walked for 2hrs+ daily. This walk takes you to places they loved. Paths can be muddy & wet in winter
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lewes Golf Club public footpath · 397 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 397 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map North Court public footpath · 66 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 66 m Surface paving_stones Path type: footway
Show on map 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs - Spital Road (ESCC Cycle Route 204) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Malling - Southover (ESCC Cycle Route 308) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Offham - Lewes Town Centre (ESCC Cycle Route 306) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Regional Route 90 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map Egrets Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 90 - Swanborough (ESCC Cycle Route 301) 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 Photos Steps to disused chalk pits on Malling Hill
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Wildlife to spot
52,650 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 52,650 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Blackbird · Moorhen · Robin · Magpie +30
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Emberiza schoeniclus schoeniclus Emberiza schoeniclus schoeniclus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Trioza centranthi · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Hypera conmaculata +3
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025 Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hypera conmaculata Hypera conmaculata Drab Wood-soldierfly Solva marginata Meadow-Grass · Trailing Bellflower · Alexanders · Mind-your-own-business · Butcher's-broom +44
Meadow-Grass Poa Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Sweet Violet Viola odorata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 52,650 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Blackbird · Moorhen · Robin · Magpie +30
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Emberiza schoeniclus schoeniclus Emberiza schoeniclus schoeniclus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Trioza centranthi · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Hypera conmaculata +3
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025 Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hypera conmaculata Hypera conmaculata Drab Wood-soldierfly Solva marginata Meadow-Grass · Trailing Bellflower · Alexanders · Mind-your-own-business · Butcher's-broom +44
Meadow-Grass Poa Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Sweet Violet Viola odorata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
14-spot Ladybird
14-spot Ladybird
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus
Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis
Ragwort Senecio
Ragwort Senecio
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Atlas Poppy Papaver atlanticum
Atlas Poppy Papaver atlanticum
Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma
Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Early Forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima
Early Forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii
Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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