St Mary and St Ethelburga's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.12594, 1.08644
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Wren
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 190m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Wren
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 190m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Rabbit, Badger +17 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Ivy Bee, Western Honey Bee +163 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Follow the kestrel to the DownsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Brady Road (access)public footpath · 663 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 663 mSurface grassPath type: footway
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
to Folkestone WestCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
to the Town Centre (NCR2)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
to the EurotunnelCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Ethelburga Grovebridleway · 279 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 279 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
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St Mary and St Ethelburga Church, Lyminge
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Wildlife to spot
13,891 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,891 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Wren · Jackdaw · Robin · Blackbird +35
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals8 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Badger · Eurasian Serotine · Polecat · Mole · Apodemus +3
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2025
- PolecatMustela putorius
- MoleTalpa europaea
- ApodemusApodemus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly · Box Bug · Scaeva pyrastri · Volucella inanis · Ferdinandea cuprea +34
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
- Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025
- Swollen-thighed Beetle
Sand-hill Screw-moss
- Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,891 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Wren · Jackdaw · Robin · Blackbird +35
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals8 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Badger · Eurasian Serotine · Polecat · Mole · Apodemus +3
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2025
- PolecatMustela putorius
- MoleTalpa europaea
- ApodemusApodemus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly · Box Bug · Scaeva pyrastri · Volucella inanis · Ferdinandea cuprea +34
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
- Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025
- Swollen-thighed Beetle
Sand-hill Screw-moss
- Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera nobilis2025
Oedemera nobilis2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2025Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys2025Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Tipula paganaTipula pagana2025Tipula paganaTipula pagana2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dor BeetleGeotrupes2025Dor BeetleGeotrupes2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Empis lividaEmpis livida2025Empis lividaEmpis livida2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025