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St Margaret's Church

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.08674, 0.61422

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Nightingale and Woodpigeon
  • 🍄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
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Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Nightingale, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Nightingale, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +72 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 — Bluebell, Flat-brocade Moss, Dilated Scalewort +34 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Bluebell, Flat-brocade Moss, Dilated Scalewort +34 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Sericostoma personatum, Polycentropus flavomaculatus +40 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Sericostoma personatum, Polycentropus flavomaculatus +40 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Oakbug Milkcap, White Dapperling

Varies

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

6 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 route582 m
Named routeRef 18Length 582 mNational 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

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦SISSINGHURST CASTLEHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Hole ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Millennium FieldUrban park3.3 km→🌱Sissinghurst Castle and GardenUrban park3.9 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park3.9 km→🌱Vegetable GardenUrban park4.1 km→

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