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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Eastbourne Getting here
50.77780, 0.28425
Open directionsv 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 🐕 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Starling +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Starling +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Yarrow, Daisy +235 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Yarrow, Daisy +235 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Alexanders, Bristly Oxtongue, Red Dead-nettle +27 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Rose Chafer +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Rose Chafer +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National 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 South Downs Way (Inland Route) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SDW National walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk - South Downs Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 1006L Regional walking route
Show on map 51 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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alternative, Old South Downs Way Bridleway Route Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
18,238 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,238 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jackdaw · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Coot · House Sparrow +25
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris Hart's-Tongue · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Petty Spurge · Common Chickweed · Daisy +78
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Common Chickweed Stellaria media Daisy Bellis perennis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,238 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jackdaw · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Coot · House Sparrow +25
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris Hart's-Tongue · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Petty Spurge · Common Chickweed · Daisy +78
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Common Chickweed Stellaria media Daisy Bellis perennis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Corsican Hellebore Helleborus argutifolius
Corsican Hellebore Helleborus argutifolius
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii2025
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii2025
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Mexican Orange Choisya ternata
Mexican Orange Choisya ternata
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Dappled Hawkweed Hieracium scotostictum
Dappled Hawkweed Hieracium scotostictum
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Balkan Spurge Euphorbia oblongata
Balkan Spurge Euphorbia oblongata
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Escallonia Escallonia
Escallonia Escallonia
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis
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
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2025
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
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
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Strawberry-tree Arbutus unedo2025
Strawberry-tree Arbutus unedo2025
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025 