St Mary Bredin Parish Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.27335, 1.08380
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — North Downs Way passes nearby 🐕 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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — North Downs Way passes nearby 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Stag Beetle, Western Honey Bee +124 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Stag Beetle, Western Honey Bee +124 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Red Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Black Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Via Francigena - 01 part Great Britain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref VF International walking route
Show on map 205 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 183 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 183 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Great Stour Way Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Pilgrims Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
13,052 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,052 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · House Sparrow · Blackbird +38
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Beaver · Field Vole +2
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Beaver Castor fiber Field Vole Microtus agrestis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Wood Mouse 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Parent Bug · Green Shieldbug +10
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,052 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · House Sparrow · Blackbird +38
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Beaver · Field Vole +2
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Beaver Castor fiber Field Vole Microtus agrestis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Wood Mouse 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Parent Bug · Green Shieldbug +10
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Apodemus sylvaticus
Apodemus sylvaticus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis2025
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis2025 