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The Gorses

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.83419, 0.42942

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, Carrion Crow +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, Carrion Crow +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Ivy, Hazel +198 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Ivy, Hazel +198 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hazel, Pedunculate Oak +23 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Combe Valley GreenwayWalking route4.5 km

The Greenway runs alongside the Combe Valley Way, providing access for walkers and cyclists between Bexhill and Hastings.

Named routeLength 4.5 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
1066 Country Walk - Bexhill LinkWalking route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmRegional walking route
Motoring Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route230 m
Named routeRef 2Length 230 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 2Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route382 m
Named routeRef 2Length 382 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Gorses

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Egerton ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Egerton ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱West PromenadeUrban park2.7 km→🌱Bexhill DownUrban park2.7 km→🌱Broad Oak ParkUrban park1.9 km→🎱Egerton Park Indoor Bowls ClubBowling green2.4 km→

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