Folkestone Baptist Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Folkestone and Hythe Getting here
51.09224, 1.19028
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings 🐕 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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings 🐕 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🦉 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 — Wren, Magpie, Dunnock +93 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Magpie, Dunnock +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Dark Bush-cricket +116 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Dark Bush-cricket +116 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E9, Rye to Dover
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Corridors to the countryside Walking route ▾
Follow the kestrel to the Downs Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to Folkestone Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Dallas Brett Crescent public footpath · 47 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 47 m Path type: residential
Show on map Swiss Way public footpath · 10 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 10 m Path type: residential
Show on map 84 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Canal Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cinque Ports Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map Seafront Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map to Folkestone West Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
15,545 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,545 records · National Biodiversity Network Kingfisher · Redshank · Little Egret · Firecrest · Ringed Plover +49
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Magpie Pica pica Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Red Fox
🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Great Green Bush-cricket · Liophloeus tessulatus · Biphyllus lunatus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Marmalade Hoverfly +12
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2025 Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus Biphyllus lunatus Biphyllus lunatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eupeodes luniger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,545 records · National Biodiversity Network Kingfisher · Redshank · Little Egret · Firecrest · Ringed Plover +49
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Magpie Pica pica Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Red Fox
🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Great Green Bush-cricket · Liophloeus tessulatus · Biphyllus lunatus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Marmalade Hoverfly +12
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2025 Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus Biphyllus lunatus Biphyllus lunatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eupeodes luniger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus
Anommatus Anommatus
Anommatus Anommatus
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2025
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2025
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Lesne's Earwig Forficula lesnei2025
Lesne's Earwig Forficula lesnei2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus2025
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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