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50.83383, -0.12343
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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 ☕ Elm Grove 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 ☕ Elm Grove 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🛝 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
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +127 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +127 more · last seen 2026
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
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Early Meadow-grass, Groundsel +129 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Early Meadow-grass, Groundsel +129 more · last seen 2026
Free
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 146 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
49,663 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 49,663 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jay · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren +14
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Turnstone Arenaria interpres Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 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 40 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Early Meadow-grass · Lesser Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Herb-Robert +35
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 49,663 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jay · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren +14
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Turnstone Arenaria interpres Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 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 40 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Early Meadow-grass · Lesser Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Herb-Robert +35
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis 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 Alexanders
Alexanders
Smyrnium olusatrum
Smyrnium olusatrum
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Hollyhock Alcea rosea
Hollyhock Alcea rosea
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
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
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Violet Viola
Violet Viola
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
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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