Site of former Ebony church.
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Places › England › South East › Ashford Getting here
51.03460, 0.74899
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 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 — Mute Swan, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Mute Swan, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Frogbit, Water Fern +48 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Frogbit, Water Fern +48 more · last seen 2018
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Peacock +38 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Peacock +38 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map High Weald Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HWLT Listed length 145km Regional walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 172 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 172 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 622 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 622 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 280 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 280 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 290 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 290 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 74 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 74 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,343 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,343 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Mute Swan · Skylark · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Kestrel +46
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2020 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2020 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2020 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2020 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Barn Owl Tyto alba2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2020 Raven Corvus corax2020 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2020 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2020 Greylag Goose Anser anser2020 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2020 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2020 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2018 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2018 Dunnock Prunella modularis2018 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2018 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Badger
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 Badger Meles meles2019 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2021 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Ruddy Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Rhagonycha lutea +4
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2018 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2022 Rhagonycha lutea Rhagonycha lutea2022 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Nuttall's Waterweed
Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,343 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Mute Swan · Skylark · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Kestrel +46
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2020 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2020 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2020 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2020 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Barn Owl Tyto alba2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2020 Raven Corvus corax2020 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2020 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2020 Greylag Goose Anser anser2020 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2020 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2020 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2018 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2018 Dunnock Prunella modularis2018 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2018 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Badger
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 Badger Meles meles2019 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2021 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Ruddy Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Rhagonycha lutea +4
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2018 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2022 Rhagonycha lutea Rhagonycha lutea2022 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Nuttall's Waterweed
Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2019
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2019
Agraylea sexmaculata Agraylea sexmaculata2018
Agraylea sexmaculata Agraylea sexmaculata2018
Athripsodes aterrimus Athripsodes aterrimus2018
Athripsodes aterrimus Athripsodes aterrimus2018 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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