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📷 Wikipedia · St Mary Magdalen's Church, Brighton · CC BY-SA 3.0

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51.52385, -3.72160

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Coot
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN 88
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Coot
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN 88
🐕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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Redwing, Coot, Gadwall +100 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Redwing, Coot, Gadwall +100 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 88 (Proposed)

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +11 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Broom Fork-moss · last seen 2026; Plants — Broom Fork-moss · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

NCN 88 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route622 m

Named routeRef 4Length 622 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route380 m

Named routeRef 4Length 380 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

85,631 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

85,631 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winter

2026

Tufted Duck · Redwing · Canada Goose · Gadwall · Coot +59

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GadwallMareca strepera
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BuffleheadBucephala albeola2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Water RailRallus aquaticus
PintailAnas acuta2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

🐝

Insects11 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis arbustorum · Sphaerophoria · Eupeodes luniger · Green Shieldbug +6

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Syrphus torvus

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Broom Fork-moss

Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

85,631 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winter

2026

Tufted Duck · Redwing · Canada Goose · Gadwall · Coot +59

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GadwallMareca strepera
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BuffleheadBucephala albeola2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Water RailRallus aquaticus
PintailAnas acuta2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

🐝

Insects11 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis arbustorum · Sphaerophoria · Eupeodes luniger · Green Shieldbug +6

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Syrphus torvus

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Broom Fork-moss

Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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