Chapel of St James' Hospital 0 ha
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Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ The Hatch — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ The Hatch — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadow-Grass, Trailing Bellflower, Alexanders +59 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Meadow-Grass, Trailing Bellflower, Alexanders +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Trioza centranthi, 7-spot Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Trioza centranthi, 7-spot Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Alexanders, Three-cornered Garlic, White Dead-nettle +7 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 51 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Sussex Ouse Valley Way Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map Southease to Monk's House Circular Walk, Monks House Walking route 5.6 km ▾
For Virginia Woolf, writing & walking were inseparable; she made her stories as she walked. Virginia & Leonard lived at Monk's House from 1919, where she walked for 2hrs+ daily. This walk takes you to places they loved. Paths can be muddy & wet in winter
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 01:00-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Church Twitten public footpath · 198 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 198 m Path type: footway
Show on map Castle Lane public footpath · 88 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 88 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Popes Passage public footpath · 43 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 43 m Path type: footway
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs - Spital Road (ESCC Cycle Route 204) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Malling - Southover (ESCC Cycle Route 308) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Offham - Lewes Town Centre (ESCC Cycle Route 306) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Regional Route 90 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map Egrets Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 90 - Swanborough (ESCC Cycle Route 301) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map 13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cockshut Road bridleway · 13 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 13 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Cockshut Road bridleway · 39 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 39 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Ham Lane bridleway · 458 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 458 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Cockshut Road bridleway · 43 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 43 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Cockshut Road bridleway · 49 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 49 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
72,067 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 72,067 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Blackbird · Little Grebe · Black-headed Gull +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Gadwall Mareca strepera Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Common Gull Larus canus Snipe Gallinago gallinago European White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes · Syrphus torvus +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes Eupeodes Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meadow-Grass · Alexanders · Trailing Bellflower · Groundsel · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +54
Meadow-Grass Poa Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 72,067 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Blackbird · Little Grebe · Black-headed Gull +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Gadwall Mareca strepera Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Common Gull Larus canus Snipe Gallinago gallinago European White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes · Syrphus torvus +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes Eupeodes Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meadow-Grass · Alexanders · Trailing Bellflower · Groundsel · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +54
Meadow-Grass Poa Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Drab Wood-soldierfly Solva marginata
Drab Wood-soldierfly Solva marginata
Hypera conmaculata Hypera conmaculata
Hypera conmaculata Hypera conmaculata
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis
Ragwort Senecio
Ragwort Senecio
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Atlas Poppy Papaver atlanticum
Atlas Poppy Papaver atlanticum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma
Early Meadow-grass Poa infirma
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Early Forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima
Early Forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii
Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Jerusalem Sage Phlomis fruticosa
Jerusalem Sage Phlomis fruticosa
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Musk-mallow Malva moschata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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