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Places › England › South East › Eastbourne Getting here
50.78322, 0.31965
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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Cormorant, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cormorant, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker, Norfolk Aeshna +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker, Norfolk Aeshna +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Daisy, Cock's-foot +249 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Daisy, Cock's-foot +249 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Common Chickweed, Bramble +24 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map 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 59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Horsey Cycleway phase1B (due to be constructed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Proposed Lcn
Show on map The Cuckoo Trail Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to Brighton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Station to Seafront cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Proposed Lcn
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 ▾
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8,487 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,487 records · National Biodiversity Network Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Great Crested Grebe · Black Guillemot · Herring Gull +22
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Red Fox
Tephrochlamys rufiventris · Sylvicola · Vine Weevil · Phaonia signata · Common Darter
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris Sylvicola Sylvicola Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Phaonia signata Phaonia signata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Annual Mercury · Common Mallow · Shepherd's-purse · Groundsel · Pellitory-of-the-wall +48
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025 Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025 Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025 Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025 Spotted Medick Medicago arabica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,487 records · National Biodiversity Network Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Great Crested Grebe · Black Guillemot · Herring Gull +22
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Red Fox
Tephrochlamys rufiventris · Sylvicola · Vine Weevil · Phaonia signata · Common Darter
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris Sylvicola Sylvicola Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Phaonia signata Phaonia signata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Annual Mercury · Common Mallow · Shepherd's-purse · Groundsel · Pellitory-of-the-wall +48
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025 Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025 Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025 Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025 Spotted Medick Medicago arabica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2025
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Mediterranean Spurge Euphorbia characias
Mediterranean Spurge Euphorbia characias
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus2025
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2025
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2025
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum2025
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025 