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Places › England › South East › Brighton and Hove Getting here
50.82268, -0.13783
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Royal Pavilion Rooms — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Royal Pavilion Rooms — 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· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +102 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +102 more · last seen 2026
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 144 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 ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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
23,047 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,047 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Turnstone +14
Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Turnstone Arenaria interpres Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
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 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Pea-leaf Weevil · Meliscaeva auricollis · Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax +5
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Early Meadow-grass · Groundsel · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Alexanders +32
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,047 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Turnstone +14
Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Turnstone Arenaria interpres Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
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 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Pea-leaf Weevil · Meliscaeva auricollis · Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax +5
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Early Meadow-grass · Groundsel · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Alexanders +32
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Notiophilus substriatus Notiophilus substriatus
Notiophilus substriatus Notiophilus substriatus
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Hollyhock Alcea rosea
Hollyhock Alcea rosea
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Lesser Chickweed Stellaria pallida
Lesser Chickweed Stellaria pallida
Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata f. speciosa Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata f. speciosa
Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata f. speciosa Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata f. speciosa
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
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
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Yellow Horned-poppy Glaucium flavum
Yellow Horned-poppy Glaucium flavum
Sea Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Sea Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
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