St Peter and St John the Baptist Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Lewes Getting here
50.97058, -0.09516
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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 — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Meadow Vetchling, White Clover +127 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Meadow Vetchling, White Clover +127 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Bramble +9 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Ruddy Darter, Azure Damselfly +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Ruddy Darter, Azure Damselfly +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Sussex Diamond Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Ouse Valley Way Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map Dophin Lesuire Centre to B2272 Public Footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ashgrounds Wood Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Church Lane public footpath · 148 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 148 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Circle - Bicycle Relation Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kings Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norther Arc Avenue Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Norther Arc Avenue Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hurstpierpoint to Downlands Communitiy College Cycling route ▾
Haywards Heath Town Centre to Cuckfield Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
31,496 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,496 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Martin Delichon urbicum Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Raven Corvus corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Dark Bush-cricket +4
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Blue-tailed Damselfly 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · French Marigold
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum French Marigold Tagetes patula2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,496 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Martin Delichon urbicum Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Raven Corvus corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Dark Bush-cricket +4
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Blue-tailed Damselfly 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · French Marigold
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum French Marigold Tagetes patula2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca 