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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Big Beach Cafe — 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 ☕ Big Beach Cafe — 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· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, toilets, café
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — open green space
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Buck's-horn Plantain, Greater Plantain, Taraxacum agg. +154 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Buck's-horn Plantain, Greater Plantain, Taraxacum agg. +154 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to Shoreham Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National 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 137 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
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Wildlife to spot
16,931 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,931 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Pterostichus niger · Leistus spinibarbis · Field Grasshopper
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 🌿 Plants 35 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Buck's-horn Plantain · Yarrow · Daisy · Common Nettle · Bermuda-grass +30
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus Yarrow Achillea millefolium Daisy Bellis perennis Common Nettle Urtica dioica Bermuda-grass Cynodon dactylon2025 Spotted Spurge Euphorbia maculata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,931 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Pterostichus niger · Leistus spinibarbis · Field Grasshopper
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 🌿 Plants 35 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Buck's-horn Plantain · Yarrow · Daisy · Common Nettle · Bermuda-grass +30
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus Yarrow Achillea millefolium Daisy Bellis perennis Common Nettle Urtica dioica Bermuda-grass Cynodon dactylon2025 Spotted Spurge Euphorbia maculata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.2025
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Bay Laurus nobilis2025
Bay Laurus nobilis2025
Strawberry-tree Arbutus unedo2025
Strawberry-tree Arbutus unedo2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Millet Panicum miliaceum2025
Common Millet Panicum miliaceum2025
Deadly Nightshade Atropa belladonna2025
Deadly Nightshade Atropa belladonna2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Rough Bristle-grass Setaria verticillata2025
Rough Bristle-grass Setaria verticillata2025
Jersey Cudweed Laphangium luteoalbum2025
Jersey Cudweed Laphangium luteoalbum2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Linden Tilia2025
Linden Tilia2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea Lathyrus latifolius2025
Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea Lathyrus latifolius2025
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare2025
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare2025
Apple Malus domestica2025
Apple Malus domestica2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Giant Viper's-bugloss Echium pininana2025
Giant Viper's-bugloss Echium pininana2025
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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