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St Giles's Church

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

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

Strong match

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

Strong match

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

Strong match

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

Varies

Playgrounds

Strong match

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

🚴

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

3,020 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,020 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds25 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird · Robin +20

Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024

🦌

Mammals9 species

winterautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Daubenton's Bat · Natterer's Bat · Yellow-necked Mouse · Red Fox +4

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024
Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2023
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects36 species

spring

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Glow-worm · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +31

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Ampedus sanguineusAmpedus sanguineus
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Bibio johannisBibio johannis
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio
Liparus coronatusLiparus coronatus2024
Amara ovataAmara ovata2024
Angled Stem-sawflyCephus spinipes2024
LimnephilusLimnephilus2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2024
Nut WeevilCurculio nucum2024
Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus2024
St Marks FlyBibio marci2024
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2023
Gastrophysa polygoniGastrophysa polygoni2023
Tipula lunataTipula lunata2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2023
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2023
Nephrotoma quadrifariaNephrotoma quadrifaria2023
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2023

🍄

Fungi31 species

autumn

2025

Ochre Brittlegill · Ugly Milkcap · Amanita citrina · Amanita'r Gwybed · Fairy Inkcap +26

Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca
Ugly MilkcapLactarius turpis
Amanita citrinaAmanita citrina
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus
Birch WebcapCortinarius triumphans
Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
Magpie InkcapCoprinopsis picacea
Lilac FibrecapInocybe lilacina
Pleated InkcapParasola plicatilis
Coral BrittlegillRussula velenovskyi
Orange BoleteLeccinum aurantiacum
Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum
Grey Spotted AmanitaAmanita excelsa var. spissa
Blushing MilkcapLactarius controversus
Bearded MilkcapLactarius pubescens
Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
Milk White BrittlegillRussula delica
Rooting ShankHymenopellis radicata
Beefsteak FungusFistulina hepatica
PoisonpieHebeloma crustuliniforme s. lat.
Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina2024
Cortinarius subbalaustinusCortinarius subbalaustinus2024
Wood HedgehogHydnum repandum2024
Dog StinkhornMutinus caninus2024
Birch KnightTricholoma fulvum2024
White SaddleHelvella crispa2024
Frosty WebcapCortinarius hemitrichus2024
Lilac BonnetMycena pura2024
Common EarthballScleroderma citrinum2024
Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,020 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds25 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird · Robin +20

Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024

🦌

Mammals9 species

winterautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Daubenton's Bat · Natterer's Bat · Yellow-necked Mouse · Red Fox +4

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024
Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2023
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects36 species

spring

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Glow-worm · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +31

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Ampedus sanguineusAmpedus sanguineus
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Bibio johannisBibio johannis
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio
Liparus coronatusLiparus coronatus2024
Amara ovataAmara ovata2024
Angled Stem-sawflyCephus spinipes2024
LimnephilusLimnephilus2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2024
Nut WeevilCurculio nucum2024
Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus2024
St Marks FlyBibio marci2024
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2023
Gastrophysa polygoniGastrophysa polygoni2023
Tipula lunataTipula lunata2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2023
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2023
Nephrotoma quadrifariaNephrotoma quadrifaria2023
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2023

🍄

Fungi31 species

autumn

2025

Ochre Brittlegill · Ugly Milkcap · Amanita citrina · Amanita'r Gwybed · Fairy Inkcap +26

Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca
Ugly MilkcapLactarius turpis
Amanita citrinaAmanita citrina
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus
Birch WebcapCortinarius triumphans
Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
Magpie InkcapCoprinopsis picacea
Lilac FibrecapInocybe lilacina
Pleated InkcapParasola plicatilis
Coral BrittlegillRussula velenovskyi
Orange BoleteLeccinum aurantiacum
Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum
Grey Spotted AmanitaAmanita excelsa var. spissa
Blushing MilkcapLactarius controversus
Bearded MilkcapLactarius pubescens
Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
Milk White BrittlegillRussula delica
Rooting ShankHymenopellis radicata
Beefsteak FungusFistulina hepatica
PoisonpieHebeloma crustuliniforme s. lat.
Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina2024
Cortinarius subbalaustinusCortinarius subbalaustinus2024
Wood HedgehogHydnum repandum2024
Dog StinkhornMutinus caninus2024
Birch KnightTricholoma fulvum2024
White SaddleHelvella crispa2024
Frosty WebcapCortinarius hemitrichus2024
Lilac BonnetMycena pura2024
Common EarthballScleroderma citrinum2024
Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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