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🦋Insects🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.18433, 1.23608
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐝58+ species of insects recorded here — summer is peak season; Meadow Brown and Common Blue are among those observed
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — North Downs Way passes nearby
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐝58+ species of insects recorded here — summer is peak season; Meadow Brown and Common Blue are among those observed
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — North Downs Way passes nearby
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
Best for
8 activities🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small White +55 more · last seen 2026
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Swallow, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +6 more · last seen 2025
Mammals — Red Fox, Badger, Hazel Dormouse +5 more · last seen 2025
Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Canterbury loop); Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)
Dogs allowed with public access
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km▾
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional 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
North Downs Waypublic footpath · 1.3 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.3 kmSurface groundPath type: footway
Moon Hillpublic footpath · 104 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 104 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
Moorland Roadpublic footpath · 157 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 157 mPath type: residential
19 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
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
N/ACycling route262 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route73 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 16Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
St. Andrew's Church, Shepherds Well
Photos
St. Andrew's Church, Shepherds Well
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
11,109 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,109 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds9 species
summerautumn
2025Swallow · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Nuthatch · Goldcrest
+4 more speciesHide species list
All 9 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
Red Fox · Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Eurasian Serotine · Brown Rat
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2022
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
- Long-eared Bat species
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper
+53 more speciesHide species list
All 58 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,109 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds9 species
summerautumn
2025Swallow · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Nuthatch · Goldcrest
+4 more speciesHide species list
All 9 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
Red Fox · Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Eurasian Serotine · Brown Rat
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2022
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
- Long-eared Bat species
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper
+53 more speciesHide species list
All 58 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Plecotus2022
Plecotus2022
Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2022Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2022Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022Marbled White
Marbled White
Melanargia galathea2024
Melanargia galathea2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2024Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2024Small BlueCupido minimus2024Small BlueCupido minimus2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024WallLasiommata megera2024WallLasiommata megera2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2024Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2024Clouded YellowColias croceus2023Clouded YellowColias croceus2023Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2024Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023Green-veined WhitePieris napi20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataRed-necked FootmanAtolmis rubricollis2024Red-necked FootmanAtolmis rubricollis2024Dusky PeacockMacaria signaria2024Dusky PeacockMacaria signaria2024Waved CarpetHydrelia sylvata2024Waved CarpetHydrelia sylvata2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2025Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Wood Sage PearlAnania verbascalis2024Wood Sage PearlAnania verbascalis2024Stauropoctonus bombycivorusStauropoctonus bombycivorus2024Stauropoctonus bombycivorusStauropoctonus bombycivorus2024FestoonApoda limacodes2024FestoonApoda limacodes2024Downland RobberflyMachimus rusticus2023Downland RobberflyMachimus rusticus2023Brown Heath RobberflyMachimus cingulatus2023Brown Heath RobberflyMachimus cingulatus2023Silver-spotted SkipperHesperia comma2023Silver-spotted SkipperHesperia comma2023Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2023Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2023Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2023Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2023Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2023Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2023Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus2023Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus2023Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2022Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2022Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2022Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2022Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2022Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2022Events & activities nearby
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