Hollingdean

[1] By the time of the local authority elections in May 2023 the Ward boundary had been changed and it is now called Hollingdean and Fiveways.

The ground is covered with thickets of gorse and are home to colourful birds such as green woodpecker, linnets and goldfinch.

Additionally, rare birds can be seen in the area in spring and autumn on passage to-and-from their breeding grounds such as whinchat and redstart.

To the northwest of Hollingdean is the 200 year old Hollingbury Woods, now full of the rotting carcases of beech giants toppled in the 1987 gale, which receives the attentive care of a local ‘Friends’ group.

To the northwest is a dew pond after which there is a steep slope which runs down to Wild Park (TQ 327 080).

There is a Sure Start Children's Centre on Lynchet Close, with a volunteer-run cafe and public toilets and nursery.

Volunteers produce and distribute a quarterly newsletter Hollingdean News delivered to 3000 addresses across the city.