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St Mary's Church (remains of)

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📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.18662, 0.76695

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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
  • 🍄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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Phaeophyscia orbicularis, Netted Shield Lichen, Physcia tenella +51 more · last seen 2012; Fungi — Phaeophyscia orbicularis, Netted Shield Lichen, Physcia tenella +51 more · last seen 2012

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Polycentropus flavomaculatus, Small White, Hydropsyche angustipennis +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Polycentropus flavomaculatus, Small White, Hydropsyche angustipennis +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Forked Veilwort, Even Scalewort +73 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Forked Veilwort, Even Scalewort +73 more · last seen 2018

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
Scenic Green Trail Section 7Walking route13.6 km
Named routeRef SGT7Length 13.6 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Comma TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route273 m
Named routeRef 17Length 273 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route90 m
Named routeRef 17Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route39 m
Named routeRef 17Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Nettlepole Lanebyway open to all traffic · 225 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 225 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The remains of St Mary's Church, Little Chart

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The remains of St Mary's Church, Little Chart

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→🦉HOTHFIELD COMMONNature reserve3.5 km→🌱Charing Alderbed MeadowUrban park3.3 km→🐄Charing Farm ShopVisitor farm3 km→✦The archbishop's palaceHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Deal Field ShawUrban park3.8 km→

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