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Medieval ringwork at Clay Hill

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.90999, 0.05975

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Bramble, Hawthorn +27 more foraging species; Lowland meadows — wild flowers, berries and seasonal plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Scarce Chaser, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Holly, Wild Teasel, Sycamore +216 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Holly, Wild Teasel, Sycamore +216 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional 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
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs - Spital Road (ESCC Cycle Route 204)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Malling - Southover (ESCC Cycle Route 308)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Offham - Lewes Town Centre (ESCC Cycle Route 306)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Regional Route 90Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
South Downs Way - Lewes (ESCC Cycle Route 201)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cooksbridge - Lewes Riverside (ESCC Cycle Route 307)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pond, Clay Hill

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pond, Clay Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park1.7 km→🌱Finger post fieldUrban park1.6 km→✦Old windmill postHistoric site3.1 km→✦Medieval moated site and Tudor ruins, Laughton PlaceHistoric site4.5 km→✦HORSTED PLACEHistoric site4.7 km→💧Barcombe ReservoirReservoir1.1 km→

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