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St James's Church

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 50m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 50m away — 2 car parks within reach

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

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 — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White-legged Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White-legged Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Mistletoe, Honesty, Lords-and-Ladies +8 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Mistletoe, Honesty, Lords-and-Ladies +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Sussex Border Path

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km

Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

5,558 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,558 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Mallard · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Swallow · Great Spotted Woodpecker +72

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great TitParus major2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
CootFulica atra2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025
OwlStrigiformes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2023

🦌

Mammals11 species

summer

2025

Daubenton's Bat · Hazel Dormouse · Natterer's Bat · Wood Mouse · American Mink +6

Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
American MinkNeovison vison
BatChiroptera2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
BadgerMeles meles
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023
Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis2023

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard · Grass Snake

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Frog · Great Crested Newt

FrogRana
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024

🐟

Fish1 species

summer

2025

Common Carp

Common CarpCyprinus carpio

🐝

Insects53 species

summer

2026

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly +48

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
Notiophilus substriatusNotiophilus substriatus
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2025
Cantharis fuscaCantharis fusca2025
Metylophorus nebulosusMetylophorus nebulosus2024
Peplomyza lituraPeplomyza litura2024
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2024
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2024
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2023
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023
Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus2023
Dark Regal-sawflyNematus latipes2023
Eurhadina loewiiEurhadina loewii2023
Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea2023
Mire MournerDolerus madidus2023
Stein’s Alder-cutterNematinus steini2023
Ptychoptera lacustrisPtychoptera lacustris2023
Criorhina asilicaCriorhina asilica2023
Tachina ursinaTachina ursina2023
Opilo mollisOpilo mollis2023
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2022
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2022
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022

🌿

Plants11 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Mistletoe · Honesty · Lords-and-Ladies · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +6

MistletoeViscum album2023
HonestyLunaria annua
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2024
BetonyBetonica officinalis2024
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2024
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2024
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,558 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Mallard · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Swallow · Great Spotted Woodpecker +72

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great TitParus major2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
CootFulica atra2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025
OwlStrigiformes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2023

🦌

Mammals11 species

summer

2025

Daubenton's Bat · Hazel Dormouse · Natterer's Bat · Wood Mouse · American Mink +6

Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
American MinkNeovison vison
BatChiroptera2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
BadgerMeles meles
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023
Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis2023

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard · Grass Snake

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Frog · Great Crested Newt

FrogRana
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024

🐟

Fish1 species

summer

2025

Common Carp

Common CarpCyprinus carpio

🐝

Insects53 species

summer

2026

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly +48

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
Notiophilus substriatusNotiophilus substriatus
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2025
Cantharis fuscaCantharis fusca2025
Metylophorus nebulosusMetylophorus nebulosus2024
Peplomyza lituraPeplomyza litura2024
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2024
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2024
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2023
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023
Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus2023
Dark Regal-sawflyNematus latipes2023
Eurhadina loewiiEurhadina loewii2023
Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea2023
Mire MournerDolerus madidus2023
Stein’s Alder-cutterNematinus steini2023
Ptychoptera lacustrisPtychoptera lacustris2023
Criorhina asilicaCriorhina asilica2023
Tachina ursinaTachina ursina2023
Opilo mollisOpilo mollis2023
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2022
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2022
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022

🌿

Plants11 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Mistletoe · Honesty · Lords-and-Ladies · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +6

MistletoeViscum album2023
HonestyLunaria annua
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2024
BetonyBetonica officinalis2024
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2024
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2024
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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