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Meridian Marker

📷 steve ridley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Robin +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Robin +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Meadow-Grass, Trailing Bellflower, Alexanders +90 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Meadow-Grass, Trailing Bellflower, Alexanders +90 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Alexanders, White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn +10 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus +29 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
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
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Southease to Monk's House Circular Walk, Monks HouseWalking route5.6 km

For Virginia Woolf, writing & walking were inseparable; she made her stories as she walked. Virginia & Leonard lived at Monk's House from 1919, where she walked for 2hrs+ daily. This walk takes you to places they loved. Paths can be muddy & wet in winter

Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Piggy Stepspublic footpath · 38 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 38 mPath type: footway
Piggy Stepspublic footpath · 30 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 30 mIncline upPath type: steps
Cabbage Walkpublic footpath · 184 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 184 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

36 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
Egrets WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 90 - Swanborough (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
🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Race Hillbridleway · 41 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 41 mPath type: unclassified
Gundreda Roadbridleway · 89 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 89 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Greenwich meridian obelisk in Meridian Road, Lewes

📷 steve ridley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Greenwich meridian obelisk in Meridian Road, Lewes

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Useful places within 5 km

✦Lewes CastleHistoric site1 km→✦Lewes Town Wall, section called The Green WallHistoric site1.1 km→🌱Southover Grange GardensUrban park1.2 km→🌱Southover Grange GardensUrban park1.2 km→🌱Landport Recreation GroundUrban park400 m→🦉RAILWAY LAND LEWESNature reserve1.7 km→

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