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St Mary's Church

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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51.13569, 1.00530

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Tawny Owl, Kestrel +30 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Tawny Owl, Kestrel +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Small Heath +73 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Small Heath +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2022; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Stour Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route

Wye National Nature Reserve Nature TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 18Cycling route

Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network

Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route5.1 km

Named routeRef 18Length 5.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route369 m

Named routeRef 18Length 369 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,709 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,709 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

winterspring

2026

Robin · Tawny Owl · Kestrel · Redwing · Fieldfare +29

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Siberian Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca blythi2023
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Linaria cannabina cannabinaLinaria cannabina cannabina2020
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2026

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2023

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects76 species

summer

2026

Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Red Admiral · Small White · Common Blue +71

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
PeacockAglais io2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Small BlueCupido minimus2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019
WallLasiommata megera2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
Clouded YellowColias croceus2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2019
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2019
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Drilus flavescensDrilus flavescens2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Large Walnut AphidPanaphis juglandis2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2021
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021
Geotrupes spinigerGeotrupes spiniger2020
Nephrotoma quadrifariaNephrotoma quadrifaria2020
Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2020
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2020
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2019
EupeodesEupeodes2019
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2019
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2019
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2019
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2019
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2019
Privet Hawk-mothSphinx ligustri2019
Ingrailed ClayDiarsia mendica2019
Brown RusticRusina ferruginea2019
Heart & ClubAgrotis clavis2019
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019
Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.2019
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2019
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2019
V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2019
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019
Uncertain/RusticHoplodrina octogenaria/blanda2019
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2019
Common FootmanEilema lurideola2019
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Peppered MothBiston betularia2019
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2019
Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2019
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2019
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019
Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2019

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2022

Himalayan Balsam

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,709 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

winterspring

2026

Robin · Tawny Owl · Kestrel · Redwing · Fieldfare +29

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Siberian Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca blythi2023
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Linaria cannabina cannabinaLinaria cannabina cannabina2020
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2026

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2023

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects76 species

summer

2026

Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Red Admiral · Small White · Common Blue +71

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
PeacockAglais io2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Small BlueCupido minimus2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019
WallLasiommata megera2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
Clouded YellowColias croceus2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2019
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2019
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Drilus flavescensDrilus flavescens2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Large Walnut AphidPanaphis juglandis2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2021
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021
Geotrupes spinigerGeotrupes spiniger2020
Nephrotoma quadrifariaNephrotoma quadrifaria2020
Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2020
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2020
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2019
EupeodesEupeodes2019
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2019
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2019
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2019
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2019
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2019
Privet Hawk-mothSphinx ligustri2019
Ingrailed ClayDiarsia mendica2019
Brown RusticRusina ferruginea2019
Heart & ClubAgrotis clavis2019
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019
Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.2019
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2019
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2019
V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2019
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019
Uncertain/RusticHoplodrina octogenaria/blanda2019
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2019
Common FootmanEilema lurideola2019
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Peppered MothBiston betularia2019
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2019
Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2019
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2019
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019
Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2019

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2022

Himalayan Balsam

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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