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Seaford Head Golf Course

13 ha
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Visiting this summer

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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Herring Gull +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Herring Gull +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Agrypnus murinus, Orange Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Small Nettle, Common Nettle, Dandelion +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Small Nettle, Ribwort Plantain, Yarrow +57 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Small Nettle, Ribwort Plantain, Yarrow +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hill and Vale Walk at Frog Firle Farm, South Downs EastWalking route6.4 km

Looping over Cradle & Hindover Hills, see views of secluded farmland & divert to Litlington. Spot geese feeding on the water meadows, birds & insects singing in the hillside shrub, & wild flowers growing in the chalk grassland. Slopes & uneven terrain.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:00Round trip
🚴

Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route145 m
Named routeRef 2Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route58 m
Named routeRef 2Length 58 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route55 m
Named routeRef 2Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route335 m
Named routeRef 2Length 335 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
Friston Forest Family MTB RouteMountain bike route
Named route
CardiacMountain bike route
Named route
Forest YipMountain bike route
Named route
Friston Forest Red MTB RouteMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Chyngton Lanebridleway · 368 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 368 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A green and the next tee, Seaford Head golf course

A green and the next tee, Seaford Head golf course

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