Eastbourne Downs Golf Club ✦ Ancient woodland 88 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 88 ha
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Herring Gull, Jackdaw +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Herring Gull, Jackdaw +48 more · last seen 2026
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Ragwort, Smooth Sow-thistle, Cock's-foot +251 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bramble, Bristly Oxtongue, Hawthorn +32 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 60 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 Between The South Downs and the Sea Circular Walk, South Downs East Walking route 7.2 km ▾
Start & end in Crowlink, go through meadows & trees, down towards Birling Gap & over 3 of the Seven Sisters. See great coastal views, seasonal wildlife & flower displays. Optional detours to a historic pub & a seaside café. Steep hills, stiles & gates.
Named route Length 7.2 km Duration 03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Birling Gap from the Tiger Inn, South Downs East Walking route 4.9 km ▾
Enjoy views over the downs & the East Sussex coast on this circular. By following old drovers' and smuggling routes to the sea from this small downland village you may also feel a sense of the landscape's long history. Gates & short steep sections.
Named route Length 4.9 km Duration 01:30 Local 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 Alfriston Clergy House to The Long Man of Wilmington, Alfriston Walking route 6.9 km ▾
Named route Length 6.9 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hockington Lane public footpath · 246 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 246 m Path type: service
Show on map 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Station to Seafront cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Proposed Lcn
Show on map Stone Cross to Seafront Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Proposed Lcn
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Horsey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Horsey Cycleway phase1B (due to be constructed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Proposed Lcn
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map Friston Forest Family MTB Route Mountain bike route ▾
Cardiac Mountain bike route ▾
Forest Yip Mountain bike route ▾
Alternative, Old South Downs Way Bridleway Route Mountain bike route ▾
Friston Forest Red MTB Route Mountain bike route ▾
24 public paths nearby
Public paths
Linkway bridleway · 92 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 92 m Path type: residential
Show on map Downs View Lane bridleway · 1.2 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.2 km Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Ash dieback in the woods on the scarp face of the South Downs
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31,505 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,505 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Coot · Robin · Grey Heron · Blackbird +26
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Stenophylax permistus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Oedemera femoralis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Smooth Sow-thistle · Cleavers · Dandelion · Sweet Violet · Pellitory-of-the-wall +82
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Cleavers Galium aparine Dandelion Taraxacum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Ramsons Allium ursinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,505 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Coot · Robin · Grey Heron · Blackbird +26
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Stenophylax permistus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Oedemera femoralis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Smooth Sow-thistle · Cleavers · Dandelion · Sweet Violet · Pellitory-of-the-wall +82
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Cleavers Galium aparine Dandelion Taraxacum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Ramsons Allium ursinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii2025
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii2025
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2025
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2025
London Plane Platanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2025
London Plane Platanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Mexican Orange Choisya ternata
Mexican Orange Choisya ternata
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
Dappled Hawkweed Hieracium scotostictum
Dappled Hawkweed Hieracium scotostictum
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Balkan Spurge Euphorbia oblongata
Balkan Spurge Euphorbia oblongata
Elephant-ears Bergenia crassifolia
Elephant-ears Bergenia crassifolia
Adria Bellflower Campanula portenschlagiana
Adria Bellflower Campanula portenschlagiana
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis
Borage Borago officinalis
Borage Borago officinalis
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina2025
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Annual Beard-grass Polypogon monspeliensis2025
Annual Beard-grass Polypogon monspeliensis2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2025
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Bay Laurus nobilis2025
Bay Laurus nobilis2025
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2025
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Pride-of-India Koelreuteria paniculata2025
Pride-of-India Koelreuteria paniculata2025
Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea2025
Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2025
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana2025
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana2025
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2025
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2025 