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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Bramble +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Bramble +245 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Bramble +245 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dock Bug, Eristalis pertinax, Dark Bush-cricket +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dock Bug, Eristalis pertinax, Dark Bush-cricket +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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 European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map Chapel Lane public footpath · 35 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 35 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Chapel Lane public footpath · 463 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 463 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs - Spital Road (ESCC Cycle Route 204) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kings Way 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 Cooksbridge - Lewes Riverside (ESCC Cycle Route 307) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 90 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 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 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
24,786 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,786 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Song Thrush · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Harvest Mouse · Bank Vole · Field Vole · Brown Hare · Badger +1
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · 7-spot Ladybird · Oedemera femoralis · Agrypnia varia · Dock Bug +4
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025 Agrypnia varia Agrypnia varia2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 🌿 Plants 26 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Pendulous Sedge · Wild Teasel · Wood Avens · Dock +21
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Wood Avens Geum urbanum Dock Rumex2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,786 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Song Thrush · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Harvest Mouse · Bank Vole · Field Vole · Brown Hare · Badger +1
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Stenophylax permistus · 7-spot Ladybird · Oedemera femoralis · Agrypnia varia · Dock Bug +4
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025 Agrypnia varia Agrypnia varia2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 🌿 Plants 26 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Pendulous Sedge · Wild Teasel · Wood Avens · Dock +21
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Wood Avens Geum urbanum Dock Rumex2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans2025
Ischnura elegans2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Dogwood
Dogwood
Cornus sanguinea2025
Cornus sanguinea2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Dog-rose Rosa canina2025
Dog-rose Rosa canina2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Bramble Rubus2025
Bramble Rubus2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus2025
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Many-Seeded Goosefoot Lipandra polysperma2025
Many-Seeded Goosefoot Lipandra polysperma2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Common Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus2025
Common Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus2025
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2025
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2025 