Parish Church of East Farleigh with Coxheath
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.25254, 0.48353
Open directionsv 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 302m away — 2 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 302m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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 — Starling, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Dark Bush-cricket, Lesser Stag Beetle +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Dark Bush-cricket, Lesser Stag Beetle +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 178
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Medway Valley Walk
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Scenic Green Trail Section 1 Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT1 Length 6.4 km Local walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Stage 3 Walking route 8.8 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT3 Length 8.8 km Local walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Stage 4 Walking route 12 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT4 Length 12 km Local walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map KCC Centenary Walk Walking route ▾
38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 19 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 19 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 496 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 496 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos St Mary's Church, East Farleigh and the former school
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Wildlife to spot
29,217 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,217 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Green Woodpecker · Jay +49
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Bat · Rabbit · Red Fox · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Otter Lutra lutra2024 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Parent Bug · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +4
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,217 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Green Woodpecker · Jay +49
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Bat · Rabbit · Red Fox · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Otter Lutra lutra2024 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Parent Bug · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +4
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2024
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2024
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2024 