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Caffyns Field

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦111+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and House Sparrow
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Creative Heart — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦111+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and House Sparrow
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Creative Heart — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Black-headed Gull +108 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Black-headed Gull +108 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sea-kale, Hare's-tail, Yellow Horned-poppy +106 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sea-kale, Hare's-tail, Yellow Horned-poppy +106 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Elder, Bristly Oxtongue +11 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Summer Chafer, Harlequin Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Summer Chafer, Harlequin Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to ShorehamWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

South Coast Cycle RouteCycling route

considered a poor cycle route by some cyclists, and a stand in for completion of NCN 2 to Littlehampton and beyond to Chichester

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Cycle Route 2 Worthing to South MundhamCycling route

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

A259 cycle routeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Arundel Station to Town CentreCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

A259 cycle route (Chichester - Worthing)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

A284 Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

26,969 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,969 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Turnstone · Little Egret +51

Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MagpiePica pica2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Pallas's WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Black TernChlidonias niger2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
SwiftsApodidae2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects9 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harpalus affinis · Migratory Locust · Common Darter · Praying Mantis +4

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis
Migratory LocustLocusta migratoria2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Praying MantisMantis religiosa2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Indet. MothflyPsychodidae2025
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025

🌿

Plants63 species

autumn

2025

Sea-kale · Yellow Horned-poppy · Stinking Iris · Mexican Aster · Californian Poppy +58

Sea-kaleCrambe maritima
Yellow Horned-poppyGlaucium flavum
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Mexican AsterCosmos bipinnatus
Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
ElderSambucus nigra
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Annual MercuryMercurialis annua
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Judas-treeCercis siliquastrum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Tree LupinLupinus arboreus
Hare's-tailLagurus ovatus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
White Dead-nettleLamium album
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
ThriftArmeria maritima
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Sea BindweedCalystegia soldanella
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Field MapleAcer campestre
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
HonestyLunaria annua
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii
IvyHedera helix
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
TamariskTamarix gallica
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
AnthemisAnthemis
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album
BullwortAmmi majus
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum
Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,969 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Turnstone · Little Egret +51

Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MagpiePica pica2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Pallas's WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Black TernChlidonias niger2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
SwiftsApodidae2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects9 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harpalus affinis · Migratory Locust · Common Darter · Praying Mantis +4

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis
Migratory LocustLocusta migratoria2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Praying MantisMantis religiosa2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Indet. MothflyPsychodidae2025
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025

🌿

Plants63 species

autumn

2025

Sea-kale · Yellow Horned-poppy · Stinking Iris · Mexican Aster · Californian Poppy +58

Sea-kaleCrambe maritima
Yellow Horned-poppyGlaucium flavum
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Mexican AsterCosmos bipinnatus
Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
ElderSambucus nigra
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Annual MercuryMercurialis annua
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Judas-treeCercis siliquastrum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Tree LupinLupinus arboreus
Hare's-tailLagurus ovatus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
White Dead-nettleLamium album
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
ThriftArmeria maritima
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Sea BindweedCalystegia soldanella
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Field MapleAcer campestre
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
HonestyLunaria annua
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii
IvyHedera helix
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
TamariskTamarix gallica
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
AnthemisAnthemis
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album
BullwortAmmi majus
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum
Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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