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Tide Mills

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Herring Gull
  • Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat; Birds — Robin, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Early Meadow-grass, Meadow-Grass, Annual Mercury +65 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Early Meadow-grass, Meadow-Grass, Annual Mercury +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sea Beet, Bristly Oxtongue, Dandelion +8 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 14 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
Mill Drovepublic footpath · 242 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 242 mSurface concretePath type: service
Mill Drovepublic footpath · 4 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mSurface concretePath type: cycleway
Mill Drovepublic footpath · 139 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 139 mSurface concretePath type: cycleway
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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Peacehaven Loop (ESCC Cycle Route 300)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
Arundel Road (ESCC Cycle Route 202)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle 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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