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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Reading Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Reading Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking
🦉 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 — Herring Gull, Turnstone, Starling +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Turnstone, Starling +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Orange Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Early Meadow-grass, Lesser Celandine, Alexanders +106 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Early Meadow-grass, Lesser Celandine, Alexanders +106 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to Brighton
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 King Charles III England Coast Path: Shoreham to Eastbourne Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 129 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hove Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Undercliff Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Three Cornered Copse bridleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map The Level Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Preston Street contraflow lane Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Church Road cycle contraflow/cut-throughs 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
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Wildlife to spot
23,147 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,147 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Turnstone · Pied Wagtail · Oystercatcher · Woodpigeon +27
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunnock Prunella modularis Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Lixus scabricollis · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus torvus · Silver Fish
Lixus scabricollis Lixus scabricollis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum Early Meadow-grass · Lesser Celandine · Alexanders · Danish Scurvygrass · Common Whitlowgrass +26
Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Alder Alnus glutinosa Sweet Violet Viola odorata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,147 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Turnstone · Pied Wagtail · Oystercatcher · Woodpigeon +27
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunnock Prunella modularis Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Lixus scabricollis · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus torvus · Silver Fish
Lixus scabricollis Lixus scabricollis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum Early Meadow-grass · Lesser Celandine · Alexanders · Danish Scurvygrass · Common Whitlowgrass +26
Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Alder Alnus glutinosa Sweet Violet Viola odorata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Meadow-Grass Poa
Meadow-Grass Poa
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Violet Viola
Violet Viola
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Lesser Chickweed Stellaria pallida
Lesser Chickweed Stellaria pallida
Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata f. speciosa Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata f. speciosa
Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata f. speciosa Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata f. speciosa
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Slender Thistle Carduus tenuiflorus
Slender Thistle Carduus tenuiflorus
Four-leaved Allseed Polycarpon tetraphyllum
Four-leaved Allseed Polycarpon tetraphyllum
Jersey Cudweed Laphangium luteoalbum
Jersey Cudweed Laphangium luteoalbum
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025 