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St Catherine's Church

📷 N Chadwick · 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

🐦116+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Mediterranean Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Pedaler in The Yard — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦116+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Mediterranean Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Pedaler in The Yard — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Raven, Mediterranean Gull, Peregrine +113 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Raven, Mediterranean Gull, Peregrine +113 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Hairy Shieldbug, Firebug +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Hairy Shieldbug, Firebug +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Stour Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

Turner & Dickens WalkWalking route

Named routeRef T&DLocal walking route

Pegwell Bay Country Park Long Nature TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Pegwell Bay Country Park Short Nature TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Elm Grovepublic footpath · 38 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 38 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

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Cycling

73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route

NCN National Route 1 Dover to CanterburyCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route170 m

Named routeRef 15Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route92 m

Named routeRef 15Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route292 m

Named routeRef 15Length 292 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route62 m

Named routeRef 15Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

9,562 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,562 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

summer

2026

Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Linnet +55

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Falco peregrinus peregrinusFalco peregrinus peregrinus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Western Conifer Seed Bug · Hornet Hoverfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Firebug · 22-spot Ladybird +4

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Black-tailed Skimmer

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Wall Screw-moss

Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,562 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

summer

2026

Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Linnet +55

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Falco peregrinus peregrinusFalco peregrinus peregrinus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Western Conifer Seed Bug · Hornet Hoverfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Firebug · 22-spot Ladybird +4

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Black-tailed Skimmer

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Wall Screw-moss

Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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