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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Brighton and Hove Getting here
50.82493, -0.13600
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Kernel Canteen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Kernel Canteen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Speckled Bush-cricket +112 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Speckled Bush-cricket +112 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Groundsel, Early Meadow-grass +106 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Groundsel, Early Meadow-grass +106 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Mid Sussex Link Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Shoreham to Eastbourne Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 145 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hove Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Undercliff Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Three Cornered Copse bridleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map The Level Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Preston Street contraflow lane Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Church Road cycle contraflow/cut-throughs Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
25,528 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,528 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Turnstone · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jay +13
Robin Erithacus rubecula Turnstone Arenaria interpres Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Marsh Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Melanostoma scalare · Pea-leaf Weevil +9
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Syrphus Syrphus Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Early Meadow-grass · Lesser Celandine · Groundsel · Alexanders +32
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,528 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Turnstone · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jay +13
Robin Erithacus rubecula Turnstone Arenaria interpres Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Marsh Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Melanostoma scalare · Pea-leaf Weevil +9
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Syrphus Syrphus Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Early Meadow-grass · Lesser Celandine · Groundsel · Alexanders +32
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Notiophilus substriatus Notiophilus substriatus
Notiophilus substriatus Notiophilus substriatus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Hollyhock Alcea rosea
Hollyhock Alcea rosea
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Lesser Chickweed Stellaria pallida
Lesser Chickweed Stellaria pallida
Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata f. speciosa Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata f. speciosa
Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata f. speciosa Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata f. speciosa
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Balkan Anemone Anemone blanda
Balkan Anemone Anemone blanda
Yellow-berried Ivy Hedera helix subsp. poetarum
Yellow-berried Ivy Hedera helix subsp. poetarum
Mistletoe Viscum album
Mistletoe Viscum album
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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