🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Woodpigeon
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Woodpigeon
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
Best for
10 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺
Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Migrant Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Early Spider-orchid, Cherry Plum, Daisy +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths 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
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km▾
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km▾
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Balcombe Roadpublic footpath · 46 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 46 mPath type: footway
Balcombe Roadpublic footpath · 28 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mPath type: track
