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Places › England › South East › Hastings Getting here
50.85957, 0.57386
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Robin 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Robin 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Alexanders, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Ribwort Plantain +140 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Alexanders, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Ribwort Plantain +140 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Alexanders, Dandelion, Common Nettle +22 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk - Hastings Link Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Combe Valley Greenway Walking route 4.5 km ▾
The Greenway runs alongside the Combe Valley Way, providing access for walkers and cyclists between Bexhill and Hastings.
Named route Length 4.5 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk - Bexhill Link Walking route 10 km ▾
Named route Length 10 km Regional walking route
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to Brighton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 598 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 598 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 30 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 443 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 443 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
30,455 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,455 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Mallard · Blackbird · Moorhen · Great Tit +33
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Culex pipiens
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Culex pipiens Culex pipiens Wood Anemone · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Yellow Horned-poppy · Stinking Iris · Marsh-marigold +13
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Yellow Horned-poppy Glaucium flavum Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,455 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Mallard · Blackbird · Moorhen · Great Tit +33
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Culex pipiens
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Culex pipiens Culex pipiens Wood Anemone · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Yellow Horned-poppy · Stinking Iris · Marsh-marigold +13
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Yellow Horned-poppy Glaucium flavum Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pellitory-of-the-wall
Pellitory-of-the-wall
Parietaria judaica2025
Parietaria judaica2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum2025
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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