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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Famous Cake Company — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Famous Cake Company — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Empoasca vitis, Spotted-winged Drosophila, Acericerus heydenii +61 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Empoasca vitis, Spotted-winged Drosophila, Acericerus heydenii +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Early Meadow-grass, Lesser Burdock, Red Dead-nettle +82 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Early Meadow-grass, Lesser Burdock, Red Dead-nettle +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 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 South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 113 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs - Spital Road (ESCC Cycle Route 204) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Undercliff Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map The Level Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Church Road cycle contraflow/cut-throughs Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 20 Pyecombe to Brighton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map Peacehaven Loop (ESCC Cycle Route 300) 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 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Old Parish Lane bridleway · 290 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 290 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Norton Drive bridleway · 1.1 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.1 km Surface unpaved Path type: bridleway
Show on map Drove Avenue restricted byway · 1.8 km ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 1.8 km Path type: track
Show on map Photos Holy Cross Church, Woodingdean
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Wildlife to spot
43,427 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,427 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Wren · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Herring Gull · Blackbird +41
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Peregrine Falco peregrinus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Linnet Linaria cannabina Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Raven Corvus corax Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Common Gull Larus canus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 🐝 Insects 15 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Trichocera annulata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trichocera regelationis · Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +10
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Trichocera regelationis Trichocera regelationis2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Early Meadow-grass · Lateral Cryphaea · Red Dead-nettle · Meadow-Grass · Hawkweed Oxtongue +12
Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Meadow-Grass Poa Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides Groundsel Senecio vulgaris daffodils Narcissus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,427 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Wren · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Herring Gull · Blackbird +41
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Peregrine Falco peregrinus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Linnet Linaria cannabina Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Raven Corvus corax Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Common Gull Larus canus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 🐝 Insects 15 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Trichocera annulata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trichocera regelationis · Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +10
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Trichocera regelationis Trichocera regelationis2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Early Meadow-grass · Lateral Cryphaea · Red Dead-nettle · Meadow-Grass · Hawkweed Oxtongue +12
Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Meadow-Grass Poa Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides Groundsel Senecio vulgaris daffodils Narcissus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cream-spot Ladybird
Cream-spot Ladybird
Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Eupteryx florida Eupteryx florida2025
Eupteryx florida Eupteryx florida2025
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Ribautiana debilis Ribautiana debilis2025
Ribautiana debilis Ribautiana debilis2025
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii2025
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii2025
Tephrochlamys tarsalis Tephrochlamys tarsalis2025
Tephrochlamys tarsalis Tephrochlamys tarsalis2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2025
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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