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Getting here
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
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🛝 Family friendly
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playground
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Dogs allowed — nature reserve
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 53 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Sussex Ouse Valley Way Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 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 route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional 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 Southease to Monk's House Circular Walk, Monks House Walking route 5.6 km ▾
For Virginia Woolf, writing & walking were inseparable; she made her stories as she walked. Virginia & Leonard lived at Monk's House from 1919, where she walked for 2hrs+ daily. This walk takes you to places they loved. Paths can be muddy & wet in winter
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Broomans Lane public footpath · 48 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 48 m Path type: living_street
Show on map Church Twitten public footpath · 198 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 198 m Path type: footway
Show on map Green Wall public footpath · 55 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 55 m Path type: footway
Show on map 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs - Spital Road (ESCC Cycle Route 204) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Malling - Southover (ESCC Cycle Route 308) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Offham - Lewes Town Centre (ESCC Cycle Route 306) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Regional Route 90 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map Egrets Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 90 - Swanborough (ESCC Cycle Route 301) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Ham Lane bridleway · 458 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 458 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
76,222 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 76,222 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Coot · Moorhen · Little Grebe +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Teal Anas crecca Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Greenfinch Chloris chloris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Common Gull Larus canus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Snipe Gallinago gallinago European White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Red Fox
7-spot Ladybird · Carabus granulatus · Syrphus · Psychoda sigma · Spotted-winged Drosophila +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus Syrphus Syrphus Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Harlequin Ladybird Meadow-Grass · Trailing Bellflower · Alexanders · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Groundsel +51
Meadow-Grass Poa Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 76,222 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Coot · Moorhen · Little Grebe +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Teal Anas crecca Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Greenfinch Chloris chloris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Common Gull Larus canus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Snipe Gallinago gallinago European White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Red Fox
7-spot Ladybird · Carabus granulatus · Syrphus · Psychoda sigma · Spotted-winged Drosophila +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus Syrphus Syrphus Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Harlequin Ladybird Meadow-Grass · Trailing Bellflower · Alexanders · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Groundsel +51
Meadow-Grass Poa Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Hypera conmaculata Hypera conmaculata
Hypera conmaculata Hypera conmaculata
Drab Wood-soldierfly Solva marginata
Drab Wood-soldierfly Solva marginata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus
Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis
Ragwort Senecio
Ragwort Senecio
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Atlas Poppy Papaver atlanticum
Atlas Poppy Papaver atlanticum
Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma
Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Early Forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima
Early Forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii
Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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