Church of St Mary Magdalene
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.34072, 1.27069
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
- 🅿️Monkton Nature Reserve Car Park 404m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Monkton Nature Reserve Car Park 404m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blackbird +95 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blackbird +95 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Peacock +129 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Peacock +129 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Spanish Bluebell · last seen 2023; Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Spanish Bluebell · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths 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
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to WhitstableWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Wantsum WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Drovepublic footpath · 113 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 113 mPath type: residential
The Drovepublic footpath · 304 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 304 mPath type: track
49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route561 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 561 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route61 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
N/ACycling route74 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route82 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface cobbles
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The Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Monkton, Kent
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