Spotting wildflowers on a local walk

Tide Mills is the site of a ruined village in a historic coastal area between Seaford and Newhaven, which is popular with walkers. There were plenty of wildflowers to be seen when I visited in August.

After parking off the A259, the path skirts a couple of fields as it heads towards the beach.

Flowers of the field margins

campion wildflowers — Campion and other wildflowers on field margins

land snail field margin — A land snail on the field margins

goji berries sussex flowers — Goji berries are well known to grow in this part of Sussex, but this was the first time I had seen the flowers

Seaside plants

seaford bay — The view from Tidemills across the bay to Seaford Head cliffs

sea kale beach seaford head — Sea kale on the beach beach with teasels in the foreground, looking towards Seaford Head

sea kale beach seed heads — Sea kale seed heads on the beach

newhaven sea kale — More sea kale looking towards Newhaven

Heading inland again

tide mills sussex — Walking a little way inland, my family disappearing into the distance in the evening sun

toadflax wildflower — Toadflax wildflower in amongst the brambles

wild carrot flower — Wild carrot, Daucus carota, at Tide Mills, easily identified by its central red spot

wild carrot seed head — Wild carrot seed head

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Tide Mills – a lovely spot for photographing wildflowers

Spotting wildflowers on a local walk

Flowers of the field margins

Seaside plants

Heading inland again

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