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▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Dropwort, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cowslip, Common Spotted-orchid, Red Campion +160 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cowslip, Common Spotted-orchid, Red Campion +160 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 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 Wolstonbury Hill Explore Nature Walk, Sussex East Walking route 5.9 km ▾
Go through beech woodland before climbing steep open grassland to the top of the hill. On summiting, admire panoramic views of the weald, sea & downs, including Newtimber Hill & Devil's Dyke. Bluebells & garlic can be found in Spring. Potential livestock.
Named route Length 5.9 km Duration 02:00-02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Rampart Ramble, Sussex East Walking route 1.3 km ▾
Stroll around the old walls of the Iron Age hill fort. Take in views over the Weald & Brighton. Look out for remains of the curious Victorian funfair riders & in summer, walk through a meadow of orchids & butterflies. Suitable for pushchairs when dry
Named route Length 1.3 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hurstpierpoint to Downlands Communitiy College Cycling route ▾
Hove Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Three Cornered Copse bridleway 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 National Cycle Route 2 Brighton to Worthing Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 82 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 82 Point-to-point Regional 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 28 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Seventeenth Hole, The Dyke Golf Course
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10,040 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,040 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Wren · Linnet · Green Woodpecker +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Skylark Alauda arvensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Adder
🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus manicatus · Eupeodes luniger · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Volucella inanis +2
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Holly · Lady's Bedstraw · Common Toadflax · Lesser Celandine · Hawthorn +55
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025 Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,040 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Wren · Linnet · Green Woodpecker +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Skylark Alauda arvensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Adder
🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus manicatus · Eupeodes luniger · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Volucella inanis +2
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Holly · Lady's Bedstraw · Common Toadflax · Lesser Celandine · Hawthorn +55
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025 Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Burdock Arctium2025
Burdock Arctium2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia2025
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2025
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2025
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2025
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis2025
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Rose Rosa2025
Rose Rosa2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria2025
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule2025
Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule2025
Round-headed Rampion Phyteuma orbiculare2025
Round-headed Rampion Phyteuma orbiculare2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum officinale2025
Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum officinale2025
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2025
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2025
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2025
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Autumn Lady's-tresses Spiranthes spiralis2025
Autumn Lady's-tresses Spiranthes spiralis2025
Ploughman's-spikenard Inula conyzae2025
Ploughman's-spikenard Inula conyzae2025
Vervain Verbena officinalis2025
Vervain Verbena officinalis2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025 