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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Brighton and Hove Getting here
50.82417, -0.15910
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ youjuice garage — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ youjuice garage — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Rose Chafer +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Rose Chafer +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Groundsel, Green Alkanet +154 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Groundsel, Green Alkanet +154 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bristly Oxtongue, Red Dead-nettle +15 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Mid Sussex Link Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Shoreham to Eastbourne Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 139 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hove Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Undercliff Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Three Cornered Copse bridleway Cycling route ▾
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Show on map The Level Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Preston Street contraflow lane Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Church Road cycle contraflow/cut-throughs Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
16,097 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,097 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 21 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Herring Gull · Blackbird · Pied Wagtail · Jay +16
Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Turnstone Arenaria interpres Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog · Marsh Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Groundsel · Buck's-horn Plantain · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Daisy +30
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Daisy Bellis perennis Common Nettle Urtica dioica Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,097 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 21 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Herring Gull · Blackbird · Pied Wagtail · Jay +16
Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Turnstone Arenaria interpres Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog · Marsh Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Groundsel · Buck's-horn Plantain · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Daisy +30
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Daisy Bellis perennis Common Nettle Urtica dioica Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025
Hollyhock Alcea rosea
Hollyhock Alcea rosea
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Yellow Horned-poppy Glaucium flavum
Yellow Horned-poppy Glaucium flavum
Sea Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Sea Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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