Church of St Francis of Assisi
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50.93057, -0.14630
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 247m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 247m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Wren +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Wren +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Blackthorn, Hazel +197 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Blackthorn, Hazel +197 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Cockchafer, Southern Hawker, Common Darter +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Cockchafer, Southern Hawker, Common Darter +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Blackthorn, Hazel +22 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 14 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 Ditchling Beacon to Devil's Dyke, South Downs walk, Sussex East Walking route 11.2 km ▾
This walk takes in one of the most stunning sections of the South Downs Way. Spring & Summer bring rich plant life thanks to the chalk soil, forming unique grassland habitat. Great bus links from Brighton. Mostly flat until Pyecombe where it gets steep.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 03:00 Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Wolstonbury Hill Explore Nature Walk, Sussex East Walking route 5.9 km ▾
Go through beech woodland before climbing steep open grassland to the top of the hill. On summiting, admire panoramic views of the weald, sea & downs, including Newtimber Hill & Devil's Dyke. Bluebells & garlic can be found in Spring. Potential livestock.
Named route Length 5.9 km Duration 02:00-02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Rampart Ramble, Sussex East Walking route 1.3 km ▾
Stroll around the old walls of the Iron Age hill fort. Take in views over the Weald & Brighton. Look out for remains of the curious Victorian funfair riders & in summer, walk through a meadow of orchids & butterflies. Suitable for pushchairs when dry
Named route Length 1.3 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Green Circle - Walking Relation Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Watteville Avenue public footpath · 4 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 4 m Path type: residential
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Circle - Bicycle Relation Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kings Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norther Arc Avenue Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norther Arc Avenue Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hurstpierpoint to Downlands Communitiy College Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 20 Pyecombe to Brighton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
15,677 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,677 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Wren · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blackbird +43
Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Regulus regulus regulus Regulus regulus regulus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Beautiful Demoiselle · 2-spot Ladybird +11
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Migrant Hawker Elder · Common Nettle · Lesser Celandine · Ash · Blackthorn +54
Elder Sambucus nigra Common Nettle Urtica dioica Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ash Fraxinus excelsior Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Bramble Rubus fruticosus Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,677 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Wren · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blackbird +43
Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Regulus regulus regulus Regulus regulus regulus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Beautiful Demoiselle · 2-spot Ladybird +11
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Migrant Hawker Elder · Common Nettle · Lesser Celandine · Ash · Blackthorn +54
Elder Sambucus nigra Common Nettle Urtica dioica Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ash Fraxinus excelsior Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Bramble Rubus fruticosus Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna mixta2025
Aeshna mixta2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Dark Sawfly Tenthredo atra2025
Dark Sawfly Tenthredo atra2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2025
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2025
Palloptera quinquemaculata Palloptera quinquemaculata2025
Palloptera quinquemaculata Palloptera quinquemaculata2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Hedera Hedera2025
Hedera Hedera2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Circaea Circaea2025
Circaea Circaea2025
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa2025
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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