St John the Baptist Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Swale Getting here
51.32464, 0.71966
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 328m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 328m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Dock Bug +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Dock Bug +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bank Haircap, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Feather-moss · last seen 2026; Plants — Bank Haircap, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Feather-moss · last seen 2026
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to Iwade Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Hucking Estate Landscape Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 174 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 174 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 17 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 17 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 233 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 233 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
16,676 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,676 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Wren +22
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Scathophaga stercoraria · Platycheirus albimanus · Dark-edged Bee-fly +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Batman Hoverfly 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Bank Haircap · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Feather-moss
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,676 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Wren +22
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Scathophaga stercoraria · Platycheirus albimanus · Dark-edged Bee-fly +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Batman Hoverfly 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Bank Haircap · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Feather-moss
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myathropa florea
Myathropa florea
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025 