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Places › England › South East › Lewes Getting here
50.84325, -0.02437
Open directionsv 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 ✦ 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington
Free
🚵 Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: South Downs Way
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Sussex Ouse Valley Way Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 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 route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional 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 65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs - Spital Road (ESCC Cycle Route 204) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Undercliff Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Malling - Southover (ESCC Cycle Route 308) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Offham - Lewes Town Centre (ESCC Cycle Route 306) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Peacehaven Loop (ESCC Cycle Route 300) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map East Brighton (Sheepcote ring) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Dencher Road bridleway · 831 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 831 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos Cattle grazing on the South Downs
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Wildlife to spot
24,080 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,080 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Wren +39
Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Dotted Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 🌿 Plants 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Sweet Violet · Primrose · Raspberry · Alexanders · Cuckooflower +18
Sweet Violet Viola odorata Primrose Primula vulgaris Raspberry Rubus idaeus Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Cornelian-cherry Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,080 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Wren +39
Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Dotted Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 🌿 Plants 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Sweet Violet · Primrose · Raspberry · Alexanders · Cuckooflower +18
Sweet Violet Viola odorata Primrose Primula vulgaris Raspberry Rubus idaeus Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Cornelian-cherry Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cornus mas
Cornus mas
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Spring Crocus Crocus vernus
Spring Crocus Crocus vernus
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Violet Viola
Violet Viola
daffodils Narcissus
daffodils Narcissus
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria 