St Bartholomew's Church
1 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.19561, 1.02324
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦32+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hawfinch and Mediterranean Gull
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 141m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦32+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hawfinch and Mediterranean Gull
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 141m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hawfinch, Mediterranean Gull, Blackbird +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Hawfinch, Mediterranean Gull, Blackbird +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Volucella bombylans +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bent, Bedstraw, Oxeye Daisy +21 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Wye National Nature Reserve Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Canterbury Outer Ring WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route982 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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St Bartholomew's church, Waltham, Kent
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,337 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,337 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHawfinch · Mediterranean Gull · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Chiffchaff +27
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
🦌Mammals8 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Daubenton's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Pine Marten · Grey Squirrel +3
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2024
7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Volucella bombylans · Hairy Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket +24
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Bent · Bedstraw · Oxeye Daisy · Yarrow · Common Sorrel +19
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- BedstrawGalium
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,337 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHawfinch · Mediterranean Gull · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Chiffchaff +27
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
🦌Mammals8 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Daubenton's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Pine Marten · Grey Squirrel +3
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2024
7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Volucella bombylans · Hairy Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket +24
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Bent · Bedstraw · Oxeye Daisy · Yarrow · Common Sorrel +19
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- BedstrawGalium
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024Brown HareLepus europaeus2024Brown HareLepus europaeus2024Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024Volucella inflata
Volucella inflata
Volucella inflata
Volucella inflata
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromiusBand-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromiusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusPhania funestaPhania funestaPhania funestaPhania funestaTipula vernalisTipula vernalisTipula vernalisTipula vernalisGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisRinged TigressAthalia circularisRinged TigressAthalia circularisByturus ochraceusByturus ochraceusByturus ochraceusByturus ochraceusCommon Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipesCommon Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipesPipiza austriacaPipiza austriacaPipiza austriacaPipiza austriacaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorRed-horned Cardinal Click BeetleAmpedus rufipennisRed-horned Cardinal Click BeetleAmpedus rufipennisBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024HornetVespa crabro2024HornetVespa crabro2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Hedgerow SpinnerPamphilius sylvaticus2024Hedgerow SpinnerPamphilius sylvaticus2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023Northern Dung BeetleAgoliinus lapponum2023Northern Dung BeetleAgoliinus lapponum2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisEvents & activities nearby
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