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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.86051, 0.26991
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 296m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 296m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Herring Gull, Mallard +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Canada Goose, Herring Gull, Mallard +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Primrose, Shepherd's-purse +117 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1066 Country Walk - South Downs LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRef 1006LRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km▾
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Stone Cross to Seafront Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeProposed Lcn
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
The Cuckoo TrailCycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route281 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 281 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
15,532 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,532 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springautumn
2025▾
Canada Goose · Mallard · Moorhen · Herring Gull · Green Woodpecker +39
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- SwiftApus apus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Brown Long-eared Bat · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Pond Terrapin · Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Variable Damselfly · Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly +28
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
- Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Shepherd's-purse · Holly · Primrose · Red Dead-nettle · Groundsel +5
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,532 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springautumn
2025▾
Canada Goose · Mallard · Moorhen · Herring Gull · Green Woodpecker +39
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- SwiftApus apus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Brown Long-eared Bat · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Pond Terrapin · Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Variable Damselfly · Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly +28
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
- Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Shepherd's-purse · Holly · Primrose · Red Dead-nettle · Groundsel +5
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
