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Places › England › South East › Eastbourne Getting here
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 £ 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 — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Wren +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Wren +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Alexanders, Bristly Oxtongue +26 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Yarrow, Hart's-Tongue +242 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy, Yarrow, Hart's-Tongue +242 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 22 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 Between The South Downs and the Sea Circular Walk, South Downs East Walking route 7.2 km ▾
Start & end in Crowlink, go through meadows & trees, down towards Birling Gap & over 3 of the Seven Sisters. See great coastal views, seasonal wildlife & flower displays. Optional detours to a historic pub & a seaside café. Steep hills, stiles & gates.
Named route Length 7.2 km Duration 03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Birling Gap from the Tiger Inn, South Downs East Walking route 4.9 km ▾
Enjoy views over the downs & the East Sussex coast on this circular. By following old drovers' and smuggling routes to the sea from this small downland village you may also feel a sense of the landscape's long history. Gates & short steep sections.
Named route Length 4.9 km Duration 01:30 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 South Downs Way (Inland Route) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SDW National walking route
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Station to Seafront cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Proposed Lcn
Show on map Stone Cross to Seafront Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Proposed Lcn
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Horsey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Horsey Cycleway phase1B (due to be constructed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Proposed Lcn
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map Friston Forest Family MTB Route Mountain bike route ▾
Cardiac Mountain bike route ▾
Forest Yip Mountain bike route ▾
Alternative, Old South Downs Way Bridleway Route Mountain bike route ▾
Friston Forest Red MTB Route Mountain bike route ▾
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Downs View Lane bridleway · 1.2 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.2 km Path type: track
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18,303 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,303 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Blackcap · Firecrest · Long-tailed Tit +28
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Badger
Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Woolly Apple Aphid · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hart's-Tongue · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Winter Heliotrope · Shepherd's-purse · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +71
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Common Chickweed Stellaria media Petty Spurge Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,303 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Blackcap · Firecrest · Long-tailed Tit +28
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Badger
Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Woolly Apple Aphid · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hart's-Tongue · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Winter Heliotrope · Shepherd's-purse · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +71
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Common Chickweed Stellaria media Petty Spurge Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Euphorbia peplus2025
Euphorbia peplus2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus2025
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii2025
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2025
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2025
Mistletoe Viscum album2025
Mistletoe Viscum album2025
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
Dappled Hawkweed Hieracium scotostictum
Dappled Hawkweed Hieracium scotostictum
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Adria Bellflower Campanula portenschlagiana
Adria Bellflower Campanula portenschlagiana
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis
Borage Borago officinalis
Borage Borago officinalis
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Sweet Violet Viola odorata2025
Sweet Violet Viola odorata2025
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2025
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex2025
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina2025
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025
Annual Beard-grass Polypogon monspeliensis2025
Annual Beard-grass Polypogon monspeliensis2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025 