Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Ash Mill
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.27708, 1.27091
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- ✦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
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Common Blue Damselfly, Meadow Brown +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
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Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km▾
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to RamsgateWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Pudding Lanepublic footpath · 88 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 88 mPath type: residential
50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1 Dover to CanterburyCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route561 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 561 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
22,415 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,415 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Robin · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common Blue Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +16
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- 7-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,415 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Robin · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common Blue Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +16
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- 7-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaSouthern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinisSouthern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinisHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusBull WoodwaspSirex juvencusBull WoodwaspSirex juvencusNorfolk AeshnaAeshna isocelesNorfolk AeshnaAeshna isocelesAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula