Getting here
50.83793, 0.12906
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Creeping Buttercup +282 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Elder +32 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Pheasant +36 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Pheasant +36 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug, Sphaerophoria scripta +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug, Sphaerophoria scripta +14 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Hill and Vale Walk at Frog Firle Farm, South Downs EastWalking route6.4 km
Looping over Cradle & Hindover Hills, see views of secluded farmland & divert to Litlington. Spot geese feeding on the water meadows, birds & insects singing in the hillside shrub, & wild flowers growing in the chalk grassland. Slopes & uneven terrain.
Alfriston Clergy House to The Long Man of Wilmington, AlfristonWalking route6.9 km
Alfriston Clergy House to Berwick Church, AlfristonWalking route5.1 km
🚴Cycling
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Regional Route 90Cycling route
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route
Main RouteCycling route828 m
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
South Downs WayMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Old Coach Roadbyway open to all traffic · 957 m
Old Coach Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.3 km
Wildlife to spot
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