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St Martin's Church

📷 Wikipedia · St Martin's Church, Canterbury · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.17434, -0.13223

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Wigeon, Hobby +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Wigeon, Hobby +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Springbeauty, Bugloss +29 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Springbeauty, Bugloss +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Brimstone, Holly Blue, Peacock +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brimstone, Holly Blue, Peacock +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Visitor's RouteWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Spa TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Spa TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Lindsey TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Woodhall Spa Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

Banksidebridleway · 109 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 109 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

6,456 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,456 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterspring

2025

Woodlark · Hobby · Little Ringed Plover · Bittern · Little Egret +54

WoodlarkLullula arborea
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
BitternBotaurus stellaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Falco subbuteo subbuteoFalco subbuteo subbuteo
WigeonMareca penelope
RavenCorvus corax
Barn OwlTyto alba
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Common GullLarus canus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
QuailCoturnix coturnix2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Great TitParus major2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects8 species

autumn

2025

Field Damsel Bug · 14-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Hairy Shieldbug +3

Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Welsh Chafer

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2025

Ribwort Plantain · Springbeauty

Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,456 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterspring

2025

Woodlark · Hobby · Little Ringed Plover · Bittern · Little Egret +54

WoodlarkLullula arborea
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
BitternBotaurus stellaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Falco subbuteo subbuteoFalco subbuteo subbuteo
WigeonMareca penelope
RavenCorvus corax
Barn OwlTyto alba
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Common GullLarus canus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
QuailCoturnix coturnix2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Great TitParus major2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects8 species

autumn

2025

Field Damsel Bug · 14-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Hairy Shieldbug +3

Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Welsh Chafer

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2025

Ribwort Plantain · Springbeauty

Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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