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St Margaret's Church

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📷 Patrick Roper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeAncient
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.08652, 0.61346

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Nightingale and Woodpigeon
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

12 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Nightingale, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Mammals — Common Pipistrelle, Brown Long-eared Bat, Hazel Dormouse +16 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Variable Oysterling, Stinky Knight, Mild Milkcap +25 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Sericostoma personatum, Polycentropus flavomaculatus +40 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Taper-leaved Earth-moss, Flat-brocade Moss +35 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5 km
Named routeRef 18Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route582 m
Named routeRef 18Length 582 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route714 m
Named routeRef 18Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 7.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 18Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Margaret's Church, East End, Benenden

📷 Patrick Roper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Margaret's Church, East End, Benenden

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