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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Brighton and Hove Getting here
50.84094, -0.18465
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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 🌿 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 🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Daisy, Common Nettle +155 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cleavers, Daisy, Common Nettle +155 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bristly Oxtongue, Red Dead-nettle +20 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 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 King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to Shoreham Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Ditchling Beacon to Devil's Dyke, South Downs walk, Sussex East Walking route 11.2 km ▾
This walk takes in one of the most stunning sections of the South Downs Way. Spring & Summer bring rich plant life thanks to the chalk soil, forming unique grassland habitat. Great bus links from Brighton. Mostly flat until Pyecombe where it gets steep.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 03:00 Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Rampart Ramble, Sussex East Walking route 1.3 km ▾
Stroll around the old walls of the Iron Age hill fort. Take in views over the Weald & Brighton. Look out for remains of the curious Victorian funfair riders & in summer, walk through a meadow of orchids & butterflies. Suitable for pushchairs when dry
Named route Length 1.3 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 144 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hove Park 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 National Cycle Route 20 Pyecombe to Brighton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
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
31,661 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,661 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dock Bug · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Pterostichus niger +3
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Sylvicola Sylvicola Cleavers · Buck's-horn Plantain · Daisy · Red Dead-nettle · Alexanders +22
Cleavers Galium aparine Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus Daisy Bellis perennis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Wood Avens Geum urbanum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,661 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dock Bug · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Pterostichus niger +3
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Sylvicola Sylvicola Cleavers · Buck's-horn Plantain · Daisy · Red Dead-nettle · Alexanders +22
Cleavers Galium aparine Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus Daisy Bellis perennis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Wood Avens Geum urbanum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
10-spot Ladybird
10-spot Ladybird
Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Violet Viola
Violet Viola
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Bay Laurus nobilis2025
Bay Laurus nobilis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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