Castle Hill |
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| Description: | This is a National Nature Reserve managed by Natural England. The butterfly list is impressive, and it is also one of the best locations in Sussex to see a delightful variety of Orchids. It’s a very large site but if you walk along the slopes between TQ366069 and TQ369071 you should see most of what this butterfly haven has to offer. |
| Species: | Target species include Dingy Skipper, Silver-spotted Skipper, Marbled White, Dark Green Fritillary, Small Blue, Adonis Blue, and Chalk Hill Blue. |
| Best time to visit: | All-season-long but probably best from mid-June onwards when spectacular numbers of Marbled White and Dark Green Fritillary may be seen. |
| Additional notes: | Castle Hill is an excellent location to see large numbers of butterflies and also a very impressive variety of orchids. |
| Getting there: | The car park on Falmer Road is at TQ356063. From there, walk east 600 metres to enter the open access land at the western edge of the reserve at TQ363064. |
| Grid ref.: | TQ368068 |
| Post Code: | BN2 6NQ |
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| ID: | 9 |
