Stanley Deason Leisure Centre 3 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South East › Brighton and Hove Getting here
50.82391, -0.09657
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Magpie, Robin, Herring Gull +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Herring Gull +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Early Meadow-grass, Lesser Celandine, Alexanders +57 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Early Meadow-grass, Lesser Celandine, Alexanders +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Alexanders, Red Dead-nettle, Hazel +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 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 Mid Sussex Link Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 126 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Undercliff Walk 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 National Cycle Route 20 Pyecombe to Brighton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Brighton to Worthing Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Wildlife trust land on Sheepcote Valley
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Wildlife to spot
59,983 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 59,983 records · National Biodiversity Network Oystercatcher · Blue Tit · Collared Dove · Herring Gull · Dunnock +43
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Lixus scabricollis +7
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Lixus scabricollis Lixus scabricollis Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Early Meadow-grass · Lesser Celandine · Alexanders · Snowdrop · Danish Scurvygrass +21
Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica Meadow-Grass Poa Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 59,983 records · National Biodiversity Network Oystercatcher · Blue Tit · Collared Dove · Herring Gull · Dunnock +43
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Lixus scabricollis +7
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Lixus scabricollis Lixus scabricollis Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Early Meadow-grass · Lesser Celandine · Alexanders · Snowdrop · Danish Scurvygrass +21
Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica Meadow-Grass Poa Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
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
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Hoary Stock Matthiola incana
Hoary Stock Matthiola incana
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
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Balkan Anemone Anemone blanda
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