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A Romano-Celtic temple at Boxted

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📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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51.36453, 0.65830

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦99+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mediterranean Gull and Black-headed Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦99+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mediterranean Gull and Black-headed Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Black-headed Gull, Nightingale +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Black-headed Gull, Nightingale +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee, Small Garden Bumblebee +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Historic gardens

Moderate match

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 174Cycling route

Named routeRef 174National Cycle Network

Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route460 m

Named routeRef 1Length 460 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route691 m

Named routeRef 1Length 691 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route25 m

Named routeRef 1Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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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

49,404 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

49,404 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds60 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Mediterranean Gull · Nightingale · Hobby · Swallow · Cuckoo +55

Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
HobbyFalco subbuteo
SwallowHirundo rustica
CuckooCuculus canorus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
SwiftApus apus
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
MagpiePica pica
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RedshankTringa totanus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Common GullLarus canus
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Black TernChlidonias niger
Common TernSterna hirundo
Little OwlAthene noctua
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
CurlewNumenius arquata

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Mammals6 species

summerautumn

2026

Hedgehog · Badger · Bat · Pipistrelle Bat species · Field Vole +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles
BatChiroptera2025
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2025
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus

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Insects13 species

summerautumn

2025

Syrphus ribesii · Batman Hoverfly · Tachina fera · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Dock Bug +8

Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Tachina feraTachina fera
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

49,404 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Mediterranean Gull · Nightingale · Hobby · Swallow · Cuckoo +55

Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
HobbyFalco subbuteo
SwallowHirundo rustica
CuckooCuculus canorus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
SwiftApus apus
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
MagpiePica pica
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RedshankTringa totanus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Common GullLarus canus
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Black TernChlidonias niger
Common TernSterna hirundo
Little OwlAthene noctua
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
CurlewNumenius arquata

🦌

Mammals6 species

summerautumn

2026

Hedgehog · Badger · Bat · Pipistrelle Bat species · Field Vole +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles
BatChiroptera2025
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2025
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus

🐝

Insects13 species

summerautumn

2025

Syrphus ribesii · Batman Hoverfly · Tachina fera · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Dock Bug +8

Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Tachina feraTachina fera
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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