St Finbarr's Roman Catholic Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.22627, 1.20269
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Brown Hare, Badger +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Large White +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km▾
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route▾
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Canterbury Outer Ring WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
N/ACycling route262 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route73 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 16Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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St. Finbarr's Roman Catholic Church, Aylesham (2)
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
26,682 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,682 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Rabbit · Badger · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Syrphus · Dotted Bee-fly · Western Conifer Seed Bug +12
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
- Sphaerophoria
🌿Plants6 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss +1
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,682 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Rabbit · Badger · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Syrphus · Dotted Bee-fly · Western Conifer Seed Bug +12
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
- Sphaerophoria
🌿Plants6 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss +1
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2025Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Pegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifrons2025Pegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifrons20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Events & activities nearby
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