Hampden Park Arboretum and History Garden ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › South East › Eastbourne Getting here
50.79528, 0.26945
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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 🛝 Playground 215m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 215m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Dandelion, Alexanders +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Daisy, Cock's-foot +178 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 South Downs Way (Inland Route) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SDW National walking route
Show on map 51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map 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 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cardiac Mountain bike route ▾
Alternative, Old South Downs Way Bridleway Route Mountain bike route ▾
Friston Forest Red MTB Route Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
37,640 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,640 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mallard · House Sparrow · Collared Dove · Woodpigeon +19
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Little Egret Egretta garzetta Stock Dove Columba oenas Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Stenophylax permistus · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria +3
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 🌿 Plants 64 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dandelion · Groundsel · Petty Spurge · Red Dead-nettle · Alexanders +59
Dandelion Taraxacum Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Hazel Corylus avellana Common Field-speedwell Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,640 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Mallard · House Sparrow · Collared Dove · Woodpigeon +19
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Little Egret Egretta garzetta Stock Dove Columba oenas Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Stenophylax permistus · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria +3
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 🌿 Plants 64 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dandelion · Groundsel · Petty Spurge · Red Dead-nettle · Alexanders +59
Dandelion Taraxacum Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Hazel Corylus avellana Common Field-speedwell Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Veronica persica
Veronica persica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Adria Bellflower Campanula portenschlagiana
Adria Bellflower Campanula portenschlagiana
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Spotted Medick Medicago arabica
Spotted Medick Medicago arabica
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Corsican Hellebore Helleborus argutifolius
Corsican Hellebore Helleborus argutifolius
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Mexican Orange Choisya ternata
Mexican Orange Choisya ternata
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Balkan Spurge Euphorbia oblongata
Balkan Spurge Euphorbia oblongata
Elephant-ears Bergenia crassifolia
Elephant-ears Bergenia crassifolia
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025 