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Getting here
50.96719, 0.24408
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 322m away — 3 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 322m away — 3 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Hazel Dormouse, Fallow Deer +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Holly, Hazel +217 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km▾
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Twittenpublic footpath · 43 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 43 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
The Twittenpublic footpath · 117 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 117 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Newnham Waypublic footpath · 14 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mPath type: residential
33 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
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
The Cuckoo TrailCycling route▾
Main RouteCycling route111 m▾
Named routeRef 21Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m▾
Named routeRef 21Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14 m▾
Named routeRef 21Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
5,601 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,601 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Blackbird · Magpie · Nuthatch · Woodpigeon +31
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- SwiftApus apus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Mole · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Glow-worm · 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Nebria brevicollis +1
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
- Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2024
Bramble · Holly · Cow Parsley · Hawthorn · Hazel +40
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- HazelCorylus avellana
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,601 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Blackbird · Magpie · Nuthatch · Woodpigeon +31
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- SwiftApus apus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Mole · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Glow-worm · 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Nebria brevicollis +1
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
- Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2024
Bramble · Holly · Cow Parsley · Hawthorn · Hazel +40
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- HazelCorylus avellana
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Soprano Pipistrelle
Soprano Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2024Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2024Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024Alder Wood-Wasp
Alder Wood-Wasp
Xiphydria camelus2024
Xiphydria camelus2024
Wood Avens
Wood Avens
Geum urbanum
Geum urbanum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaSnowdropGalanthusSnowdropGalanthusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCherryPrunusCherryPrunusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaElmUlmusElmUlmusSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaPale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2024Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2024RamsonsAllium ursinum2024RamsonsAllium ursinum2024Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024