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Remains of Exceat parish church: part of the former medieval settlement of Exceat, 690m south south west of Westdean Manor

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📷 Andrew Diack · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

InsectsWildlifeHeritage
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.76975, 0.15941

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

3 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Wildlife

Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Hill and Vale Walk at Frog Firle Farm, South Downs EastWalking route6.4 km

Looping over Cradle & Hindover Hills, see views of secluded farmland & divert to Litlington. Spot geese feeding on the water meadows, birds & insects singing in the hillside shrub, & wild flowers growing in the chalk grassland. Slopes & uneven terrain.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:00Round trip
Alfriston Clergy House to Berwick Church, AlfristonWalking route5.1 km
Named routeLength 5.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Alfriston Clergy House to Lullington Church, AlfristonWalking route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route540 m
Named routeRef 2Length 540 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route300 m
Named routeRef 2Length 300 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route822 m
Named routeRef 2Length 822 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route121 m
Named routeRef 2Length 121 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedloose
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
Friston Forest Family MTB RouteMountain bike route
Named route
CardiacMountain bike route
Named route
Forest YipMountain bike route
Named route
Friston Forest Red MTB RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Commemoration stone for the former Exceat Parish Church

📷 Andrew Diack · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Commemoration stone for the former Exceat Parish Church

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Useful places within 5 km

🦉SEAFORD HEADNature reserve1.6 km→🌱The TyeUrban park4.1 km→🏞️SEVEN SISTERSCountry park400 m→🌱Crouch GardensUrban park3.7 km→🌱The TyeUrban park4.1 km→✦Camp near Belle Tout lighthouse, Birling GapHistoric site4.8 km→

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