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The Hoe

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsPitches
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

50.80866, 0.03753

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

13 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Grey Heron, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kestrel, Grey Heron, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Early Meadow-grass, Daisy, Bristly Oxtongue +192 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Early Meadow-grass, Daisy, Bristly Oxtongue +192 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Hawthorn, Bramble +16 more foraging species

Varies

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 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 routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Peacehaven Loop (ESCC Cycle Route 300)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lewes - Southease (ESCC Cycle Route 302)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Piddinghoe Avenue (ESCC Cycle Route 301)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peacehaven - Newhaven (ESCC Cycle Route 205)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Saltdean - Peacehaven - Southease (ESCC Cycle Route 204)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coastal Path (ESCC Cycle Route 201)Cycling route
Named route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Harping Hillbridleway · 305 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 305 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

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The Hoe

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Centenary ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Fort Road Recreational GroundUrban park2.8 km→🌱Meridian ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Meridian ParkUrban park3.1 km→✦Newhaven military fort and lunette batteryHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Chatsworth ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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