Church of St Mary and the Holy Cross
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
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51.29627, 0.72903
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, 7-spot Ladybird, Small White +89 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gatekeeper, 7-spot Ladybird, Small White +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Augustine Camino
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Bank Haircap · last seen 2026; Plants — Bank Haircap · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 2.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 89 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 89 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Gravestone, the church of St. Mary and the Holy Cross, Milstead
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Wildlife to spot
10,463 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,463 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Wren · Green Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +19
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Squirrel · Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug · Platycheirus albimanus · Green Shieldbug +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 🌿 Plants 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,463 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Wren · Green Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +19
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Squirrel · Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug · Platycheirus albimanus · Green Shieldbug +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 🌿 Plants 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2025
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 