What you might see
Grazing by cattle is a key part of the management and at certain times of the year you will see British Whites in this area, a breed well suited to conservation grazing.
Many of the beautiful flowers associated with chalk grassland such as Common Centaury, Squinancywort, Clustered Bellflower, Lady’s Bedstraw and Kidney Vetch are present from May to August, as are butterflies such as the Chalkhill Blue, Silver-spotted Skipper and Dingy Skipper. The song of Stonechat, Skylark and Whitethroat fills the air in spring and summer.
In the nesting season you can see (and hear) the colony of Kittiwakes and along the cliffs see Fulmars and Peregrine Falcon.
Green-winged Orchids can be found within the golf course by the fairways in May.
Seaford Head Photopost
- Postcode:
- BN25 4JQ
- Grid ref:
- TV504980
- Reserve size:
- 83 hectares
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News
Humpbacks in Sussex waters
20 January 2025
This winter has seen an extraordinary spate of sightings of one of nature’s giants, the Humpback Whale, along the Sussex coast.
Empowering the next generation of birders and environmentalists
12 September 2024
Find out how the SOS along with Action for Conservation have been empowering the next generation of birders and environmentalists
Bird ringing at Hope Bottom
30 October 2023
Studying bird migration is a most important factor to help us understand the mystery and variation of bird migratory behaviour. Terry Hallahan tells us about the bird ringing group at Hope Gap
Potter Flower Bee
26 June 2023
The Potter Flower Bee is one of the rarest bees in the UK. It is now only found at Seaford Head and two other locations in Britain. James Power, author of The Bees of Sussex, tells us more.