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Coombe Farm Play Area

1 ha

📷 Paul Gillett · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

50.81305, -0.02658

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Valerian, Yarrow, Ribwort Plantain +82 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Valerian, Yarrow, Ribwort Plantain +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Bristly Oxtongue, Sea Beet +15 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 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 routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
🚴

Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Undercliff WalkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peacehaven Loop (ESCC Cycle Route 300)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lewes - Southease (ESCC Cycle Route 302)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lewes - Southease (ESCC Cycle Route 302)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Piddinghoe Avenue (ESCC Cycle Route 301)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peacehaven - Newhaven (ESCC Cycle Route 205)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Longridge Avenuebridleway · 564 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 564 mPath type: track
Upper Bannings Roadbridleway · 336 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 336 mPath type: track
Saltdean Valebridleway · 320 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 320 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Coombe Farm

📷 Paul Gillett · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Coombe Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Centenary ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Saltdean OvalUrban park1.5 km→🌱Meridian ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Meridian ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Chatsworth ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱St Aubyn's FieldUrban park2.2 km→

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