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50.83713, -0.01236
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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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Skylark +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Skylark +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Thistle +141 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Thistle +141 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bramble, Hogweed, Hawthorn +19 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
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 Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional 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 83 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 Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International 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 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
White Way restricted byway · 995 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 995 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
12,527 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,527 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Wren · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Skylark · Carrion Crow +39
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Linnet Linaria cannabina Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Raven Corvus corax Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Common Gull Larus canus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Rock Dove Columba livia Little Owl Athene noctua Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Whitethroat Curruca communis Cheilosia proxima · Orchid Beetle
Cheilosia proxima Cheilosia proxima Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus 🌿 Plants 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Creeping Thistle · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Common Nettle · Bramble · Field Wood-rush +37
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Common Nettle Urtica dioica Bramble Rubus fruticosus Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,527 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Wren · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Skylark · Carrion Crow +39
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Linnet Linaria cannabina Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Raven Corvus corax Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Common Gull Larus canus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Rock Dove Columba livia Little Owl Athene noctua Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Whitethroat Curruca communis Cheilosia proxima · Orchid Beetle
Cheilosia proxima Cheilosia proxima Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus 🌿 Plants 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Creeping Thistle · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Common Nettle · Bramble · Field Wood-rush +37
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Common Nettle Urtica dioica Bramble Rubus fruticosus Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Smooth Hawk's-beard
Smooth Hawk's-beard
Crepis capillaris
Crepis capillaris
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Fragrant-orchid Gymnadenia conopsea
Common Fragrant-orchid Gymnadenia conopsea
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii
Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule
Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Quaking-grass Briza media
Quaking-grass Briza media
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hop Trefoil Trifolium campestre
Hop Trefoil Trifolium campestre
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major 