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Seven Sisters Country Park

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shelduck and Robin
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Shelduck, Robin, Canada Goose +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shelduck, Robin, Canada Goose +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, 7-spot Ladybird, Neomyia cornicina +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Small Nettle, Primrose, Monterey Cypress +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Small Nettle, Primrose, Monterey Cypress +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Small Nettle, Spotted Dead-nettle, Pink-sorrel +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 71 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
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
Alfriston Clergy House to Berwick Church, AlfristonWalking route5.1 km
Named routeLength 5.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Alfriston Clergy House to Lullington Church, AlfristonWalking route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Vanguard Pathpublic footpath · 585 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 585 mSurface earthPath type: footway
Vanguard Pathpublic footpath · 87 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 87 mSurface compactedPath type: footway
Vanguard Pathpublic footpath · 95 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 95 mSurface compactedPath type: footway
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Cycling

25 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 route540 m
Named routeRef 2Length 540 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route300 m
Named routeRef 2Length 300 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route822 m
Named routeRef 2Length 822 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route121 m
Named routeRef 2Length 121 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedloose
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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
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Crowlink Lanebridleway · 488 m

Potential livestock in field.

Public pathbridlewayLength 488 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grazing sheep, Foxhole Bottom

Grazing sheep, Foxhole Bottom

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