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Places › England › South East › Lewes Getting here
50.92174, -0.05838
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Wren +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Wren +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Creeping Thistle, Blackthorn +218 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hawthorn, Creeping Thistle, Blackthorn +218 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Hazel +24 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dock Bug, Dark Bush-cricket, 16-spot Ladybird +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dock Bug, Dark Bush-cricket, 16-spot Ladybird +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 15 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 Ditchling Beacon to Devil's Dyke, South Downs walk, Sussex East Walking route 11.2 km ▾
This walk takes in one of the most stunning sections of the South Downs Way. Spring & Summer bring rich plant life thanks to the chalk soil, forming unique grassland habitat. Great bus links from Brighton. Mostly flat until Pyecombe where it gets steep.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 03:00 Point-to-point 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 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 Green Circle - Walking Relation Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Chapel Lane public footpath · 35 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 35 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs - Spital Road (ESCC Cycle Route 204) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Green Circle - Bicycle Relation Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kings Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norther Arc Avenue 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Ashurst Lane bridleway · 219 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 219 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Ashurst Lane bridleway · 630 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 630 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Ashurst Lane bridleway · 74 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 74 m Surface concrete Path type: track
Show on map Photos Path near East Chiltington known locally as Ferrings
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Wildlife to spot
29,264 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,264 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Magpie · Song Thrush · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Raven Corvus corax Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Harvest Mouse · Bank Vole · Field Vole · Brown Hare · Roe Deer +3
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Oedemera femoralis
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Bluebell · Lesser Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Pendulous Sedge · Wild Teasel +1
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Wood Avens Geum urbanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,264 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Magpie · Song Thrush · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Raven Corvus corax Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Harvest Mouse · Bank Vole · Field Vole · Brown Hare · Roe Deer +3
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Oedemera femoralis
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Bluebell · Lesser Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Pendulous Sedge · Wild Teasel +1
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Wood Avens Geum urbanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 