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St Mary's Church

📷 Luke Shaw · 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

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🌿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

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Dock Bug, Hornet Hoverfly · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

Augustine CaminoWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

80 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 174Cycling route

Named routeRef 174National Cycle Network

Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route460 m

Named routeRef 1Length 460 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route25 m

Named routeRef 1Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route377 m

Named routeRef 1Length 377 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

86,615 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

86,615 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

winter

2025

Black-headed Gull · Great Tit · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon +25

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedshankTringa totanus

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2026

Hedgehog · Badger

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

86,615 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

winter

2025

Black-headed Gull · Great Tit · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon +25

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedshankTringa totanus

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2026

Hedgehog · Badger

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Luke Shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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