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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.22050, 1.04972
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 222m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 222m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +239 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, White Clover, Bluebell +72 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route▾
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Kent County Council Centenary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
Great Stour WayCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,727 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,727 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Pheasant · Woodpigeon +23
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Red Fox · Badger · Eurasian Serotine
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2022
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Glow-worm · Platycheirus albimanus · Chrysotoxum cautum · Common Damselbug · Water Stick Insect +29
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024
- Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum2024
- Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2024
- Water Stick InsectRanatra (Ranatra) linearis
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Grass · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · White Clover · Creeping Buttercup · Dandelion +44
- GrassPoaceae
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,727 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Pheasant · Woodpigeon +23
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Red Fox · Badger · Eurasian Serotine
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2022
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Glow-worm · Platycheirus albimanus · Chrysotoxum cautum · Common Damselbug · Water Stick Insect +29
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024
- Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum2024
- Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2024
- Water Stick InsectRanatra (Ranatra) linearis
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Grass · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · White Clover · Creeping Buttercup · Dandelion +44
- GrassPoaceae
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Melangyna compositarum/labiatarumMelangyna compositarum/labiatarum2025Melangyna compositarum/labiatarumMelangyna compositarum/labiatarum2025Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis2025Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis2025Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2025Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2024Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Brachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentus2024Brachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentus2024Leiopus linnei/nebulosusLeiopus linnei/nebulosus2024Leiopus linnei/nebulosusLeiopus linnei/nebulosus2024Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2024Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2024Anaglyptus mysticusAnaglyptus mysticus2024Anaglyptus mysticusAnaglyptus mysticus2024Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024Asparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagi2024Asparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagi2024Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2024Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2024Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2024Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2024Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2024Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2023Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2023Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2022Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2022Turtle BugPodops inuncta2022Turtle BugPodops inuncta2022Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2022Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2022Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisBrambleRubusBrambleRubusBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaMouse-EarCerastiumMouse-EarCerastiumBromeBromus commutatus x racemosus2023BromeBromus commutatus x racemosus2023Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2023Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2023ElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraRagwortSenecioRagwortSenecioCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaMapleAcerMapleAcerHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumBurdockArctiumBurdockArctiumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansRyegrassLolium2023RyegrassLolium2023Greater BurdockArctium lappa2023Greater BurdockArctium lappa2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023DockRumex2023DockRumex2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2023Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2023Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2022Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2022SpeedwellVeronica2022SpeedwellVeronica2022