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St Michael and All Angels Church

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Great Tit +24 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Great Tit +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Cock's-foot, False Oat-grass +300 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Cock's-foot, False Oat-grass +300 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +31 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 14 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
🚴

Cycling

15 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
Regional Route 90Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 2Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route142 m
Named routeLength 142 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.4 km
Named routeRef 2Length 5.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

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

Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Old Coach Roadbyway open to all traffic · 559 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 559 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Comp Lane (Byway Berwick 7a)byway open to all traffic · 480 m

Significant tree roots (unavoidable, 0.20) and ruts present.

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 480 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Berwick 10bbridleway · 247 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 247 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Berwick: St. Michael and All Angels church: Painting above the north chancel door

Berwick: St. Michael and All Angels church: Painting above the north chancel door

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