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St Mary's Church

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 153m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 153m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Robin +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Robin +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Hornet Robberfly, Firebug, Common Darter +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hornet Robberfly, Firebug, Common Darter +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

WealdwayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

Hoo Peninsula PathWalking route

Named route

Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km

Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km

Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

107 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route76 m

Named routeRef 1Length 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Main RouteCycling route86 m

Named routeRef 1Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route180 m

Named routeRef 1Length 180 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

12,937 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,937 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds26 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Dunnock · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit +21

DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JayGarrulus glandarius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,937 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds26 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Dunnock · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit +21

DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JayGarrulus glandarius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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