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Places › England › South East › Lewes Getting here
50.80484, -0.00887
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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 285m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 285m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 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 — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Early Spider-orchid, Cherry Plum, Daisy +46 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Early Spider-orchid, Cherry Plum, Daisy +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Ouse Valley Way Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Balcombe Road public footpath · 46 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 46 m Path type: footway
Show on map Balcombe Road public footpath · 28 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 28 m Path type: track
Show on map 58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Undercliff Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Peacehaven Loop (ESCC Cycle Route 300) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lewes - Southease (ESCC Cycle Route 302) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Piddinghoe Avenue (ESCC Cycle Route 301) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Peacehaven - Newhaven (ESCC Cycle Route 205) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Saltdean - Peacehaven - Southease (ESCC Cycle Route 204) 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
Show on map 12 public paths nearby
Public paths
Telscombe Road restricted byway · 59 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 59 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Telscombe Road bridleway · 472 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 472 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Bridleway Telscombe 8 bridleway · 86 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 86 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Telscombe Road bridleway · 219 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 219 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Telscombe Road bridleway · 44 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 44 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Photos Sports field north of Telscombe Cliffs
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Wildlife to spot
13,981 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,981 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Kestrel · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Goldfinch · Jay +23
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Peregrine Falco peregrinus Woodpecker Picidae Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Raven Corvus corax Indet. Finch Fringillidae Badger
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Lissotriton · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Lissotriton Lissotriton Frog Rana Stenophylax permistus · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Back-Swimmer · Horse Bot Fly +1
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Back-Swimmer Notonecta Horse Bot Fly Gasterophilus intestinalis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Snowdrop · Primrose · Daisy · Daffodil · Cherry Plum +3
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Primrose Primula vulgaris Daisy Bellis perennis Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Apple Malus domestica Fig Ficus carica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,981 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Kestrel · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Goldfinch · Jay +23
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Peregrine Falco peregrinus Woodpecker Picidae Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Raven Corvus corax Indet. Finch Fringillidae Badger
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Lissotriton · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Lissotriton Lissotriton Frog Rana Stenophylax permistus · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Back-Swimmer · Horse Bot Fly +1
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Back-Swimmer Notonecta Horse Bot Fly Gasterophilus intestinalis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Snowdrop · Primrose · Daisy · Daffodil · Cherry Plum +3
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Primrose Primula vulgaris Daisy Bellis perennis Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Apple Malus domestica Fig Ficus carica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna 