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St Giles's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Amanita citrina, Ochre Brittlegill, Ugly Milkcap +76 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Amanita citrina, Ochre Brittlegill, Ugly Milkcap +76 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Mediterranean Gull, Blue Tit +34 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Mediterranean Gull, Blue Tit +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red Admiral, Painted Lady +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red Admiral, Painted Lady +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Penny Bun, Horse Mushroom, Wood Blewits +9 more foraging species

Varies

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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 7Walking route13.6 km
Named routeRef SGT7Length 13.6 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Len Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

14 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
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 17Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 17Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route525 m
Named routeRef 17Length 525 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5 m
Named routeRef 17Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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St Giles's Church, Wormshill

St Giles's Church, Wormshill

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