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50.82581, -0.16363
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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 ☕ Down to Earth Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Down to Earth Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking
🦉 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, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Rose Chafer +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Rose Chafer +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Groundsel, Green Alkanet +163 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Groundsel, Green Alkanet +163 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bristly Oxtongue, Red Dead-nettle +16 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Mid Sussex Link Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Shoreham to Eastbourne Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 139 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hove Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Undercliff Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Three Cornered Copse bridleway Cycling route ▾
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Show on map The Level Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Preston Street contraflow lane Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Church Road cycle contraflow/cut-throughs Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
16,498 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,498 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Pied Wagtail · Blackbird · Jay · Magpie +21
Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog · Marsh Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Groundsel · Buck's-horn Plantain · Red Dead-nettle · Pellitory-of-the-wall +30
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Daisy Bellis perennis Cleavers Galium aparine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,498 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Pied Wagtail · Blackbird · Jay · Magpie +21
Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog · Marsh Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Groundsel · Buck's-horn Plantain · Red Dead-nettle · Pellitory-of-the-wall +30
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Daisy Bellis perennis Cleavers Galium aparine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hollyhock Alcea rosea
Hollyhock Alcea rosea
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Yellow Horned-poppy Glaucium flavum
Yellow Horned-poppy Glaucium flavum
Sea Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Sea Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Bay Laurus nobilis2025
Bay Laurus nobilis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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