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Heathy Brow round barrows

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📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.82972, -0.01884

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Hogweed, Common Nettle +78 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Hogweed, Common Nettle +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hogweed, Common Nettle +7 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
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Cycling

88 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs - Spital Road (ESCC Cycle Route 204)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Undercliff WalkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Malling - Southover (ESCC Cycle Route 308)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Offham - Lewes Town Centre (ESCC Cycle Route 306)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peacehaven Loop (ESCC Cycle Route 300)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 90 (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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Heathy Brow

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Centenary ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Saltdean OvalUrban park3.3 km→🌱Meridian ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Meridian ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Southover Grange GardensUrban park4.9 km→🌱Southover Grange GardensUrban park4.9 km→

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