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Dispersed medieval settlement remains and a Roman building immediately south west of St Cosmus and St Damian's Church

1 ha

WildlifeHeritageBirds

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.30479, 1.05255

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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
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Crab & Winkle Way

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Pea-leaf Weevil +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Pea-leaf Weevil +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Red TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Black TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal cycle route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to IwadeWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Elham Valley WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route

Stour Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route

Blean Hillpublic footpath · 113 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 113 mPath type: residential

Crab and Winkle Waypublic footpath · 627 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 627 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway

🚴

Cycling

197 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 18Cycling route

Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 183Cycling route

Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network

Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

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

🐴

Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths

Crab and Winkle Waybyway open to all traffic · 44 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 44 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Crab and Winkle Waybridleway · 6 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 6 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Crab and Winkle Waybridleway · 40 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 40 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Crab and Winkle Waybridleway · 201 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 201 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Crab and Winkle Waybyway open to all traffic · 97 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 97 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

33,842 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

33,842 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds13 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Song Thrush · Magpie +8

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

🦌

Mammals11 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Red Fox +6

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Mountain HareLepus timidus
BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
VoleArvicolinae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

33,842 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds13 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Song Thrush · Magpie +8

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

🦌

Mammals11 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Red Fox +6

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Mountain HareLepus timidus
BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
VoleArvicolinae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The church of St Cosmus and St Damian, Blean

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