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Cornwallis Gardens

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Costa — 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
☕Costa — 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· PaidPlayground

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10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Alexanders, Groundsel, Ivy +223 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Alexanders, Groundsel, Ivy +223 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

1066 Country Walk - Hastings LinkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Combe Valley GreenwayWalking route4.5 km

The Greenway runs alongside the Combe Valley Way, providing access for walkers and cyclists between Bexhill and Hastings.

Named routeLength 4.5 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 2Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route598 m

Named routeRef 2Length 598 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route30 m

Named routeRef 2Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route443 m

Named routeRef 2Length 443 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

17,733 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,733 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Mallard · Moorhen · Herring Gull · Rock Dove +26

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat · Badger

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects10 species

autumn

2026

Limonia nubeculosa · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Culex pipiens · Trichocera saltator · Trichocera annulata +5

Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Culex pipiensCulex pipiens
Trichocera saltatorTrichocera saltator2025
Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata2025
Acericerus vittifronsAcericerus vittifrons2025
Dicranomyia fuscaDicranomyia fusca2025
Rhypholophus bifurcatusRhypholophus bifurcatus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
TrichoceraTrichocera2025

🌿

Plants79 species

autumn

2026

Dandelion · Alexanders · Trailing Bellflower · Spear Thistle · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +74

DandelionTaraxacum2025
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2025
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Yellow Horned-poppyGlaucium flavum
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2025
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Stone ParsleySison amomum2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025
Bilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundus2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
BurdockArctium2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2025
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Field WoundwortStachys arvensis2025
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025
Nettle-Leaved GoosefootChenopodiastrum murale2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,733 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Mallard · Moorhen · Herring Gull · Rock Dove +26

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat · Badger

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects10 species

autumn

2026

Limonia nubeculosa · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Culex pipiens · Trichocera saltator · Trichocera annulata +5

Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Culex pipiensCulex pipiens
Trichocera saltatorTrichocera saltator2025
Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata2025
Acericerus vittifronsAcericerus vittifrons2025
Dicranomyia fuscaDicranomyia fusca2025
Rhypholophus bifurcatusRhypholophus bifurcatus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
TrichoceraTrichocera2025

🌿

Plants79 species

autumn

2026

Dandelion · Alexanders · Trailing Bellflower · Spear Thistle · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +74

DandelionTaraxacum2025
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2025
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Yellow Horned-poppyGlaucium flavum
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2025
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Stone ParsleySison amomum2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025
Bilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundus2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
BurdockArctium2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2025
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Field WoundwortStachys arvensis2025
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025
Nettle-Leaved GoosefootChenopodiastrum murale2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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