St Mary Magdalene's Church
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50.85804, 0.35362
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Creeping Buttercup, Holly +136 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Creeping Buttercup, Holly +136 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Beech, Bramble +19 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +20 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
1066 Country Walk - South Downs Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 1006L Regional walking route
Show on map 1066 Country Walk Walking route 50 km ▾
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stone Cross to Seafront Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Proposed Lcn
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to Brighton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 3.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 64 m ▾
Named route Ref 21 Length 64 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,594 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,594 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +36
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Badger
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Sweet Chestnut · Bracken · Silver Birch · Bramble · Holly +53
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Silver Birch Betula pendula Bramble Rubus fruticosus Holly Ilex aquifolium Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Beech Fagus sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,594 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +36
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Badger
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Sweet Chestnut · Bracken · Silver Birch · Bramble · Holly +53
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Silver Birch Betula pendula Bramble Rubus fruticosus Holly Ilex aquifolium Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Beech Fagus sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Tussock-sedge Carex paniculata
Greater Tussock-sedge Carex paniculata
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Urtica dioica subsp. dioica Urtica dioica subsp. dioica
Urtica dioica subsp. dioica Urtica dioica subsp. dioica
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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