Martello tower no 64 at the Crumbles, 1.3km north east of Langney Point 0 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
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50.79585, 0.33572
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Martello tower scheduled monument c. 1805
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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Cormorant, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cormorant, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Daisy, Groundsel +207 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Daisy, Groundsel +207 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Dandelion, Bramble +25 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Firebug, Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker +16 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Firebug, Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map South Downs Way (Inland Route) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SDW National walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk - South Downs Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 1006L Regional walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk Walking route 50 km ▾
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map 48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Station to Seafront cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Proposed Lcn
Show on map Stone Cross to Seafront Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Proposed Lcn
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Horsey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Horsey Cycleway phase1B (due to be constructed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Proposed Lcn
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Martello Tower, North of Sovereign Harbour
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Wildlife to spot
6,322 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,322 records · National Biodiversity Network Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Black Guillemot · Herring Gull · Great Crested Grebe +23
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 carbo cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Red Fox
Vine Weevil · Sylvicola · Phaonia signata
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Sylvicola Sylvicola Phaonia signata Phaonia signata Annual Meadow-grass · Ribwort Plantain · Groundsel · Dandelion · Ivy +53
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025 Dandelion Taraxacum2025 Ivy Hedera helix2025 Cleavers Galium aparine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,322 records · National Biodiversity Network Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Black Guillemot · Herring Gull · Great Crested Grebe +23
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 carbo cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Red Fox
Vine Weevil · Sylvicola · Phaonia signata
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Sylvicola Sylvicola Phaonia signata Phaonia signata Annual Meadow-grass · Ribwort Plantain · Groundsel · Dandelion · Ivy +53
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025 Dandelion Taraxacum2025 Ivy Hedera helix2025 Cleavers Galium aparine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Mediterranean Spurge Euphorbia characias
Mediterranean Spurge Euphorbia characias
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus2025
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2025
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2025
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2025
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Spotted Medick Medicago arabica2025
Spotted Medick Medicago arabica2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii2025
Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2025
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2025
Snowdrop Galanthus2025
Snowdrop Galanthus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 