Roman granary 250yds (230m) W of St Mary's Church
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🎠Play✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.39413, 0.24058
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 278m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 278m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Stag Beetle, Meadow Brown +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path DWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Southwark Cathedral to OtfordWalking route▾
part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral
Named routeRegional walking route
Darent Valley PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Samuel Palmer TrailWalking route▾
Immerse yourself in the life, work and inspiration of Samuel Palmer on an audio-guided journey through Shoreham and surrounding areas.
Named routeLocal walking route
1066 Harold's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 125Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 125Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route80 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 80 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route35 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route698 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 698 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route27 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
17,761 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,761 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird +34
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
🦌Mammals8 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Grey Squirrel · House Mouse · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Bat +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- House MouseMus musculus2022
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2022
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
- BatChiroptera2022
- Wood Mouse
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Stag Beetle · Batman Hoverfly · White-legged Damselfly · Adonis' Ladybird · Nephrotoma quadrifaria +7
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- Nephrotoma quadrifariaNephrotoma quadrifaria
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,761 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird +34
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
🦌Mammals8 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Grey Squirrel · House Mouse · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Bat +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- House MouseMus musculus2022
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2022
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
- BatChiroptera2022
- Wood Mouse
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Stag Beetle · Batman Hoverfly · White-legged Damselfly · Adonis' Ladybird · Nephrotoma quadrifaria +7
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- Nephrotoma quadrifariaNephrotoma quadrifaria
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Apodemus sylvaticus2022
Apodemus sylvaticus2022
ShrewSoricidae2022ShrewSoricidae2022Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellusCommon PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellusAlticaAltica2023AlticaAltica2023EupeodesEupeodes2022EupeodesEupeodes2022Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2022Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2022Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2022Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2022Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2022Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria202222-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202222-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2022