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Long barrow on Beacon Hill, 160m north west of the windmill

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📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

50.80671, -0.06456

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Rock Pipit +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Rock Pipit +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Green Shieldbug +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Green Shieldbug +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sea-kale, Red Valerian, Yarrow +129 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sea-kale, Red Valerian, Yarrow +129 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Rock Samphire, Elder +14 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
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
King Charles III England Coast Path: Shoreham to EastbourneWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Undercliff WalkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
The LevelCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 20 Pyecombe to BrightonCycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
Peacehaven Loop (ESCC Cycle Route 300)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lewes - Southease (ESCC Cycle Route 302)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Piddinghoe Avenue (ESCC Cycle Route 301)Cycling route
Named routeLocal 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

Photos

Sheep on the path below Beacon Hill Windmill

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sheep on the path below Beacon Hill Windmill

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Nearby places

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🌱Stanley Deason Leisure CentreUrban park2.9 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Saltdean OvalUrban park1.7 km→🦉WHITEHAWK/RACE HILLNature reserve4 km→🌱Meridian ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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