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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Eastbourne Getting here
50.79896, 0.30441
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Grey Heron, Great Crested Grebe +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Grey Heron, Great Crested Grebe +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Groundsel, Daisy, Cleavers +101 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Groundsel, Daisy, Cleavers +101 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Dandelion, Alexanders +14 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way (Inland Route) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SDW National walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk - South Downs Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 1006L Regional walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk Walking route 50 km ▾
Named route Length 50 km 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 67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map Station to Seafront cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Proposed Lcn
Show on map Stone Cross to Seafront Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Proposed Lcn
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Horsey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alternative, Old South Downs Way Bridleway Route Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Hedge next to Sevenoaks Road
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46,666 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 46,666 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Magpie +44
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 European White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Tephrochlamys rufiventris · Vine Weevil · Sylvicola · Phaonia signata
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Sylvicola Sylvicola Phaonia signata Phaonia signata Annual Mercury · Common Mallow · Daisy · Shepherd's-purse · Groundsel +27
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025 Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025 Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025 Spotted Medick Medicago arabica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 46,666 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Magpie +44
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 European White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Tephrochlamys rufiventris · Vine Weevil · Sylvicola · Phaonia signata
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Sylvicola Sylvicola Phaonia signata Phaonia signata Annual Mercury · Common Mallow · Daisy · Shepherd's-purse · Groundsel +27
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025 Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025 Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025 Spotted Medick Medicago arabica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus2025
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2025
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2025
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2025
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025 