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St Peter's Church

📷 John Salmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.77896, 0.10354

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yarrow, Fat-hen, Bristly Oxtongue +227 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yarrow, Fat-hen, Bristly Oxtongue +227 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Bramble, Blackthorn +25 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Meliscaeva auricollis, Box Bug +26 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Meliscaeva auricollis, Box Bug +26 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 8 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
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Newhaven-Brighton Clifftop PathWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Peacehaven - Newhaven (ESCC Cycle Route 205)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Ye
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
Egrets WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route145 m
Named routeRef 2Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
Friston Forest Family MTB RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Friston Forest Red MTB RouteMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Peter, East Blatchington - East end

📷 John Salmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Peter, East Blatchington - East end

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🦉SEAFORD HEADNature reserve3 km→🌱Fort Road Recreational GroundUrban park3.8 km→🌱The TyeUrban park4.9 km→🌱Crouch GardensUrban park900 m→✦Newhaven military fort and lunette batteryHistoric site3.5 km→🏞️SEVEN SISTERSCountry park4.2 km→

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