Protecting Costa Rican Wildlife

There's a striking mural on Jew Street in Brighton that stops you dead. It's a gallery space celebrating Costa Rican wildlife, and it's the kind of thing you walk past without noticing until someone points it out - then you can't unsee it. The work showcases biodiversity in vivid, arresting detail: animals rendered with real skill and urgency. It's free to view, accessible round the clock, which means you can swing by whenever suits you during a Sussex camping trip.

The piece works best for anyone keen on conservation and Central American ecology. Kids will clock the animals immediately - jaguars, sloths, poison dart frogs rendered in proper colour - though they'll likely move on after ten minutes unless you're into extended conversations about habitat loss. It's the sort of thing that lingers with you though, even if your visit is brief.

If you're based at Pegs and Pitches Camping or Brighton Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite - both within walking distance - it's absolutely worth routing through Brighton's streets to find it. The gallery sits in the heart of the city's creative quarter, so you can easily couple it with a proper browse of independent shops and cafes nearby. Don't expect a formal gallery experience. This is street art doing serious environmental work. No admission fee means zero barrier to stopping. Five minutes or twenty - it costs you nothing and makes a point that matters.