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🧺Picnic🛝Family🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.78081, 0.30809
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cormorant and Herring Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cormorant and Herring Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Cormorant, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Cormorant, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Norfolk Aeshna +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs WayWalking route160 km▾
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
South Downs Way (Inland Route)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SDWNational walking route
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1066 Country Walk - South Downs LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRef 1006LRegional walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km▾
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Station to Seafront cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeProposed Lcn
Stone Cross to Seafront Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeProposed Lcn
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Horsey CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Horsey Cycleway phase1B (due to be constructed)Cycling route▾
Named routeProposed Lcn
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
Alternative, Old South Downs Way Bridleway RouteMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
12,507 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,507 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Crested Grebe · Cormorant · Black Guillemot · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull +22
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
Red Fox
Tephrochlamys rufiventris · Vine Weevil · Sylvicola · Phaonia signata · Common Darter
- Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- SylvicolaSylvicola
- Phaonia signataPhaonia signata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Annual Mercury · Common Mallow · Shepherd's-purse · Groundsel · Pellitory-of-the-wall +51
- Annual MercuryMercurialis annua2025
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025
- Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,507 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Crested Grebe · Cormorant · Black Guillemot · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull +22
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
Red Fox
Tephrochlamys rufiventris · Vine Weevil · Sylvicola · Phaonia signata · Common Darter
- Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- SylvicolaSylvicola
- Phaonia signataPhaonia signata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Annual Mercury · Common Mallow · Shepherd's-purse · Groundsel · Pellitory-of-the-wall +51
- Annual MercuryMercurialis annua2025
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025
- Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025ColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraMediterranean SpurgeEuphorbia characiasMediterranean SpurgeEuphorbia characiasPolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgareNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisEscalloniaEscalloniaEscalloniaEscalloniaBilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundus2025Bilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2025Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2025AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025