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Places › England › South East › Wealden Getting here
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Ribwort Plantain, Bristly Oxtongue +201 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Ribwort Plantain, Bristly Oxtongue +201 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bristly Oxtongue, Hawthorn +30 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Dark Bush-cricket, Mesembrina meridiana +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Dark Bush-cricket, Mesembrina meridiana +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Between The South Downs and the Sea Circular Walk, South Downs East Walking route 7.2 km ▾
Start & end in Crowlink, go through meadows & trees, down towards Birling Gap & over 3 of the Seven Sisters. See great coastal views, seasonal wildlife & flower displays. Optional detours to a historic pub & a seaside café. Steep hills, stiles & gates.
Named route Length 7.2 km Duration 03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Birling Gap from the Tiger Inn, South Downs East Walking route 4.9 km ▾
Enjoy views over the downs & the East Sussex coast on this circular. By following old drovers' and smuggling routes to the sea from this small downland village you may also feel a sense of the landscape's long history. Gates & short steep sections.
Named route Length 4.9 km Duration 01:30 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 Alfriston Clergy House to The Long Man of Wilmington, Alfriston Walking route 6.9 km ▾
Named route Length 6.9 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map South Downs Way (Inland Route) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SDW National walking route
Show on map Meachants Lane public footpath · 149 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 149 m Path type: residential
Show on map 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map Station to Seafront cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Proposed Lcn
Show on map Stone Cross to Seafront Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Proposed Lcn
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map Horsey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map Friston Forest Family MTB Route Mountain bike route ▾
Cardiac Mountain bike route ▾
Forest Yip Mountain bike route ▾
Alternative, Old South Downs Way Bridleway Route Mountain bike route ▾
Friston Forest Red MTB Route Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
24,183 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,183 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Robin +23
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly · Stenophylax permistus · Cheilosia variabilis · Marmalade Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria +1
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Cheilosia variabilis Cheilosia variabilis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Common Nettle · Cow Parsley · Common Field-speedwell · Pendulous Sedge · Cleavers +78
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Cleavers Galium aparine Elder Sambucus nigra Wood Avens Geum urbanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,183 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Robin +23
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly · Stenophylax permistus · Cheilosia variabilis · Marmalade Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria +1
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Cheilosia variabilis Cheilosia variabilis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Common Nettle · Cow Parsley · Common Field-speedwell · Pendulous Sedge · Cleavers +78
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Cleavers Galium aparine Elder Sambucus nigra Wood Avens Geum urbanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus2025
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2025
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2025
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre2025
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Spotted Medick Medicago arabica2025
Spotted Medick Medicago arabica2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2025
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Maidenhair Fern Adiantum capillus-veneris2025
Maidenhair Fern Adiantum capillus-veneris2025
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii2025
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2025
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2025
Sweet Violet Viola odorata2025
Sweet Violet Viola odorata2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Hollyhock Alcea rosea2025
Hollyhock Alcea rosea2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025
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