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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Eastbourne Getting here
50.77393, 0.26458
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Wren +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Wren +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cock's-foot, Daisy, Hart's-Tongue +248 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cock's-foot, Daisy, Hart's-Tongue +248 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Red Dead-nettle, Dandelion +27 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +25 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Between The South Downs and the Sea Circular Walk, South Downs East Walking route 7.2 km ▾
Start & end in Crowlink, go through meadows & trees, down towards Birling Gap & over 3 of the Seven Sisters. See great coastal views, seasonal wildlife & flower displays. Optional detours to a historic pub & a seaside café. Steep hills, stiles & gates.
Named route Length 7.2 km Duration 03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Birling Gap from the Tiger Inn, South Downs East Walking route 4.9 km ▾
Enjoy views over the downs & the East Sussex coast on this circular. By following old drovers' and smuggling routes to the sea from this small downland village you may also feel a sense of the landscape's long history. Gates & short steep sections.
Named route Length 4.9 km Duration 01:30 Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map South Downs Way (Inland Route) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SDW National walking route
Show on map 26 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 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cardiac Mountain bike route ▾
Forest Yip Mountain bike route ▾
Alternative, Old South Downs Way Bridleway Route Mountain bike route ▾
Friston Forest Red MTB Route Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
31,170 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,170 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Blackcap · Blackbird · Collared Dove · Herring Gull +7
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pellitory-of-the-wall · Hart's-Tongue · Shepherd's-purse · Red Dead-nettle · Daisy +82
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Daisy Bellis perennis Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua Dandelion Taraxacum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,170 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Blackcap · Blackbird · Collared Dove · Herring Gull +7
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pellitory-of-the-wall · Hart's-Tongue · Shepherd's-purse · Red Dead-nettle · Daisy +82
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Daisy Bellis perennis Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua Dandelion Taraxacum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii2025
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2025
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2025
Mistletoe Viscum album2025
Mistletoe Viscum album2025
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Mexican Orange Choisya ternata
Mexican Orange Choisya ternata
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Dappled Hawkweed Hieracium scotostictum
Dappled Hawkweed Hieracium scotostictum
Balkan Spurge Euphorbia oblongata
Balkan Spurge Euphorbia oblongata
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Escallonia Escallonia
Escallonia Escallonia
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis
Elephant-ears Bergenia crassifolia
Elephant-ears Bergenia crassifolia
Adria Bellflower Campanula portenschlagiana
Adria Bellflower Campanula portenschlagiana
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis
Borage Borago officinalis
Borage Borago officinalis
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2025
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2025
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina2025
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Annual Beard-grass Polypogon monspeliensis2025
Annual Beard-grass Polypogon monspeliensis2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025 