Roman Catholic Church of St John
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51.02309, 0.11125
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▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Wren +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Wren +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad Buckler-fern, Beech, Tormentil +59 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Broad Buckler-fern, Beech, Tormentil +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Common Darter +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Common Darter +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Beech, Spear-leaved Orache, Bramble +4 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref AF-CV Local walking route
Show on map Sussex Diamond Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
9,921 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,921 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Wren · Robin · Linnet · Song Thrush +38
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Linnet Linaria cannabina Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Whitethroat Curruca communis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Common Darter · Melanostoma · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle +2
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Melanostoma Melanostoma Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Tormentil · Beech · Marsh Cudweed · Holly · Spear-leaved Orache +33
Tormentil Potentilla erecta Beech Fagus sylvatica Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum Holly Ilex aquifolium Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,921 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Wren · Robin · Linnet · Song Thrush +38
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Linnet Linaria cannabina Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Whitethroat Curruca communis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Common Darter · Melanostoma · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle +2
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Melanostoma Melanostoma Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Tormentil · Beech · Marsh Cudweed · Holly · Spear-leaved Orache +33
Tormentil Potentilla erecta Beech Fagus sylvatica Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum Holly Ilex aquifolium Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Centaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralis var. nemoralis Centaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralis var. nemoralis
Centaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralis var. nemoralis Centaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralis var. nemoralis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor
Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius
Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis
Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis
Imperforate St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum
Imperforate St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Black-poplar Populus nigra
Black-poplar Populus nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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