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Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church

📷 Jim Osley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 280m away — 4 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
🅿️Parking 280m away — 4 car parks within reach

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Magpie +92 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Magpie +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Great Green Bush-cricket, Large Red Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Great Green Bush-cricket, Large Red Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Thames Estuary Path

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 13

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

1066 Harold's WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

WealdwayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

Hoo Peninsula PathWalking route

Named route

Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km

Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

128 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 177Cycling route

Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 137Cycling route

Named routeRef 137Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

NCN 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

27,808 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

27,808 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds58 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Peregrine · Mediterranean Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow +53

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025

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Insects17 species

summer

2025

Great Green Bush-cricket · Southern Migrant Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Stethorus pusillus +12

Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima
Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Ledra aurita

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

27,808 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Peregrine · Mediterranean Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow +53

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025

🐝

Insects17 species

summer

2025

Great Green Bush-cricket · Southern Migrant Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Stethorus pusillus +12

Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima
Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Ledra aurita

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Jim Osley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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