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St Mary the Virgin Church

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.99126, 0.13578

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Canada Goose, Robin, Blackbird +36 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Robin, Blackbird +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Primrose, Pedunculate Oak, Crosswort +287 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Primrose, Pedunculate Oak, Crosswort +287 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Hogweed +38 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Glow-worm, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Glow-worm, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Church Lanepublic footpath · 141 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 141 mPath type: residential
Britts Farm Roadpublic footpath · 43 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 43 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St. Mary the Virgin, Buxted: church room

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St. Mary the Virgin, Buxted: church room

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Buxted Park Deer ParkUrban park1.4 km→✦BUXTED PARKHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Normans pond and WoodlandUrban park4.3 km→🌱West Park Local Nature ReserveUrban park4.3 km→🌱Uckfield Millennium GreenUrban park4.6 km→🌱Buxted Scout GroupUrban park400 m→

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