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St Margaret's Church

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha
BirdsWildlifeFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
  • 🍄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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Variable Oysterling, Stinky Knight, Mild Milkcap +25 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Variable Oysterling, Stinky Knight, Mild Milkcap +25 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Taper-leaved Earth-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +35 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Taper-leaved Earth-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +35 more · last seen 2022

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Sericostoma personatum, Polycentropus flavomaculatus +43 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Sericostoma personatum, Polycentropus flavomaculatus +43 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5 km
Named routeRef 18Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route714 m
Named routeRef 18Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.1 km
Named routeRef 18Length 7.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 18Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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St Margaret's Church, East End, Benenden

St Margaret's Church, East End, Benenden

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