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📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

50.82944, -0.18144

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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
  • ☕Porteur — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, House Sparrow +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, House Sparrow +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Buck's-horn Plantain, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Green Alkanet +165 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Buck's-horn Plantain, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Green Alkanet +165 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bristly Oxtongue, Red Dead-nettle +23 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to ShorehamWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Mid Sussex LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Shoreham to EastbourneWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

141 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hove ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Three Cornered Copse bridlewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
The LevelCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Preston Street contraflow laneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Church Road cycle contraflow/cut-throughsCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 20 Pyecombe to BrightonCycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Snowdogs by the Sea: #2 - Max

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Snowdogs by the Sea: #2 - Max

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🌱Dyke Road ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Preston ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Preston ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱St Ann's Well GardensUrban park1.8 km→🌱St Ann's Well GardensUrban park1.8 km→🌱Dyke Road ParkUrban park2.1 km→

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