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St John the Baptist's Church

📷 PAUL FARMER · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.01073, 0.70378

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Blackbird, Song Thrush +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Blackbird, Song Thrush +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Meadow Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird +114 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Meadow Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird +114 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Bluebell, Conocephalum conicum +66 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Bluebell, Conocephalum conicum +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Bitter Poisonpie, Two-spored Milkcap, Giant Puffball · last seen 2017; Fungi — Bitter Poisonpie, Two-spored Milkcap, Giant Puffball · last seen 2017

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Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 172Cycling route
Named routeRef 172National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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St John the Baptist Church, Wittersham

📷 PAUL FARMER · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St John the Baptist Church, Wittersham

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Coronation FieldUrban park500 m→🌱St John the Baptist's ChurchUrban park3.1 km→🌱Small Hythe Cricket GroundUrban park4.9 km→✦Royal Military Canal, Kent Ditch to Heron House, FolkestoneHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→✦Royal Military Canal, Iden Lock to Kent DitchHistoric site4.6 km→

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