Waverley Crescent Allotments
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Brighton and Hove Getting here
50.83959, -0.12703
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +129 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +129 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Early Meadow-grass, Yarrow +134 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Early Meadow-grass, Yarrow +134 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Alexanders, Hazel +12 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 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 South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 Mid Sussex Link Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 151 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
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
62,769 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 62,769 records · National Biodiversity Network Jay · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +13
Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 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 🌿 Plants 46 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Early Meadow-grass · Lesser Celandine · Yellow Corydalis · Smooth Sow-thistle +41
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 62,769 records · National Biodiversity Network Jay · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +13
Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 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 🌿 Plants 46 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Early Meadow-grass · Lesser Celandine · Yellow Corydalis · Smooth Sow-thistle +41
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum 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 Groundsel
Groundsel
Senecio vulgaris
Senecio vulgaris
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hollyhock Alcea rosea
Hollyhock Alcea rosea
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Pink Shepherd's-purse Capsella rubella
Pink Shepherd's-purse Capsella rubella
Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum
Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus
Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Grey Field-speedwell Veronica polita
Grey Field-speedwell Veronica polita
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
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
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
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
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides
Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides
daffodils Narcissus
daffodils Narcissus
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Daisy Bellis perennis
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