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Ovingdean Allotments

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.81518, -0.07591

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
  • 🌿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

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Rock Dove +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Rock Dove +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Early Meadow-grass, Seaside Daisy, Sweet Violet +72 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Early Meadow-grass, Seaside Daisy, Sweet Violet +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Lixus scabricollis, Migrant Hawker, Dark-edged Bee-fly +3 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Lixus scabricollis, Migrant Hawker, Dark-edged Bee-fly +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Alexanders, Bristly Oxtongue, Lesser Chickweed +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
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
Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
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Cycling

101 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Undercliff WalkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
The LevelCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Church Road cycle contraflow/cut-throughsCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 20 Pyecombe to BrightonCycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
Peacehaven Loop (ESCC Cycle Route 300)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Brighton to WorthingCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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Allotments, Ovingdean

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Allotments, Ovingdean

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🌱Stanley Deason Leisure CentreUrban park1.8 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱The LevelUrban park4.4 km→🌱The LevelUrban park4.4 km→🌱Saltdean OvalUrban park2.8 km→

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