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Roman Temple

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Lesser Emperor, Black-tailed Skimmer, Scarce Chaser +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lesser Emperor, Black-tailed Skimmer, Scarce Chaser +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Fallacious Beard-moss, Whitish Feather-moss +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Fallacious Beard-moss, Whitish Feather-moss +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

Augustine CaminoWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route

Scenic Green Trail Section 1Walking route6.4 km

Named routeRef SGT1Length 6.4 kmLocal walking route

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

71 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 17Cycling route

Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network

NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route170 m

Named routeRef 17Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route855 m

Named routeRef 17Length 855 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route805 m

Named routeRef 17Length 805 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

33,061 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

33,061 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

autumnwinter

2026

Tufted Duck · Mallard · Coot · Carrion Crow · Magpie +41

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Common Darter

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

33,061 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

autumnwinter

2026

Tufted Duck · Mallard · Coot · Carrion Crow · Magpie +41

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Common Darter

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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