Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 25 ha
Places › England › South East › Brighton and Hove Getting here
50.82355, -0.16503
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Green Alkanet, Groundsel +161 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Green Alkanet, Groundsel +161 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bristly Oxtongue, Elder +16 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Hornet Hoverfly +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Hornet Hoverfly +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Mid Sussex Link Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Shoreham to Eastbourne Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 139 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hove Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Undercliff Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Three Cornered Copse bridleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map The Level Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Preston Street contraflow lane Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Church Road cycle contraflow/cut-throughs Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Social Isolation - Hove Lawns Cafe
‹ ›
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
How useful was the information on this page?
id: 26ada361-8e8f-43c2-b64e-d35e7c97b2ba
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours Wildlife to spot
15,044 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 15,044 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Jay · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Pied Wagtail +23
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rock Dove Columba livia Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Orange Ladybird
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Groundsel · Buck's-horn Plantain · Yarrow · Pellitory-of-the-wall +33
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus Yarrow Achillea millefolium Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Daisy Bellis perennis Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,044 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Jay · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Pied Wagtail +23
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rock Dove Columba livia Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Orange Ladybird
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Groundsel · Buck's-horn Plantain · Yarrow · Pellitory-of-the-wall +33
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus Yarrow Achillea millefolium Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Daisy Bellis perennis Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Hollyhock Alcea rosea
Hollyhock Alcea rosea
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Yellow Horned-poppy Glaucium flavum
Yellow Horned-poppy Glaucium flavum
Sea Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Sea Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Bay Laurus nobilis2025
Bay Laurus nobilis2025
Spotted Spurge Euphorbia maculata2025
Spotted Spurge Euphorbia maculata2025
White Pigweed Amaranthus albus2025
White Pigweed Amaranthus albus2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025 