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Hillfort and a bowl barrow on Seaford Head

6 ha

📷 Chris Thomas-Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

50.76097, 0.11866

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Herring Gull
  • ✦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

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Rock Pipit +97 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Rock Pipit +97 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Agrypnus murinus, Orange Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Small Nettle, Ribwort Plantain, Common Nettle +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Shoreham to Eastbourne; Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Shoreham to Eastbourne

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hill and Vale Walk at Frog Firle Farm, South Downs EastWalking route6.4 km

Looping over Cradle & Hindover Hills, see views of secluded farmland & divert to Litlington. Spot geese feeding on the water meadows, birds & insects singing in the hillside shrub, & wild flowers growing in the chalk grassland. Slopes & uneven terrain.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:00Round trip
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Cycling

37 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
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route145 m
Named routeRef 2Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route58 m
Named routeRef 2Length 58 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route55 m
Named routeRef 2Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route335 m
Named routeRef 2Length 335 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Friston Forest Family MTB RouteMountain bike route
Named route
CardiacMountain bike route
Named route
Friston Forest Red MTB RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

On Seaford Head

📷 Chris Thomas-Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

On Seaford Head

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉SEAFORD HEADNature reserve1.4 km→🏞️SEVEN SISTERSCountry park2.9 km→✦CHARLESTON MANORHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Crouch GardensUrban park1.4 km→✦Martello tower no 74 on Seaford EsplanadeHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Downs Leisure CentreUrban park1.6 km→