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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.15210, 1.11197
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Chaffinch +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Chaffinch +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lucilia, Western Honey Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly +176 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional 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
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional 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
N/ACycling route982 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route51 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route26 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Elham, St. Mary's Church: c15th alabaster tryptych of St. Catherine decorating the south aisle altar 2
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,265 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,265 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Collared Dove · Wren · Blue Tit +32
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
Badger · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Lucilia · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus · Sphaerophoria scripta +62
- LuciliaLucilia
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Sarcophaga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,265 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Collared Dove · Wren · Blue Tit +32
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
Badger · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Lucilia · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus · Sphaerophoria scripta +62
- LuciliaLucilia
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Sarcophaga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sarcophaga
Sarcophaga
BluebottleCalliphoraBluebottleCalliphoraEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaFace FlyMusca autumnalisFace FlyMusca autumnalisAnthomyiidaeAnthomyiidaeAnthomyiidaeAnthomyiidaeDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaPouting Woodlouse-flyRhinophora lepidaPouting Woodlouse-flyRhinophora lepidaHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisCommon BluebottleCalliphora vicinaCommon BluebottleCalliphora vicinaRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisEmpis lividaEmpis lividaEmpis lividaEmpis lividaMeligethesMeligethesMeligethesMeligethesAnthomyiaAnthomyiaAnthomyiaAnthomyiaDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerPlatycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.MelanostomaMelanostomaMelanostomaMelanostoma22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataEriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculataScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriLestiphorus bicinctusLestiphorus bicinctusLestiphorus bicinctusLestiphorus bicinctusMintho rufiventrisMintho rufiventrisMintho rufiventrisMintho rufiventrisSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniCommon StilettoThereva nobilitataCommon StilettoThereva nobilitataLauxaniaLauxaniaLauxaniaLauxaniaSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusSiphonaSiphonaSiphonaSiphonaPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaStripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueriStripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueriPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPhaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorumCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaSt Marks FlyBibio marciSt Marks FlyBibio marciDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusFannia lustratorFannia lustratorFannia lustratorFannia lustratorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorTipula oleraceaTipula oleraceaTipula oleraceaTipula oleraceaEmpisEmpisEmpisEmpisEmpis femorataEmpis femorataEmpis femorataEmpis femorataByturusByturusByturusByturusXanthogramma citrofasciatumXanthogramma citrofasciatumXanthogramma citrofasciatumXanthogramma citrofasciatumScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansOrange-bearded BluebottleCalliphora vomitoriaOrange-bearded BluebottleCalliphora vomitoriaNettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Events & activities nearby
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