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St Nicholas's Church

📷 Roger Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.21423, 0.69392

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Campsite

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Trooping Funnel, Common Puffball +44 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Trooping Funnel, Common Puffball +44 more · last seen 2024

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Insect spotting

Insects — Micropeza corrigiolata, Oedemera lurida, Tiger Cranefly +206 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Micropeza corrigiolata, Oedemera lurida, Tiger Cranefly +206 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Short-leaved Pocket-moss, Clustered Feather-moss +15 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Bluebell, Short-leaved Pocket-moss, Clustered Feather-moss +15 more · last seen 2020

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 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

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route477 m
Named routeRef 17Length 477 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 17Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 17Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route130 m
Named routeRef 17Length 130 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St. Nicholas' Church, Boughton Malherbe

📷 Roger Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St. Nicholas' Church, Boughton Malherbe

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Chilston ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Chilston Pines and PondsUrban park1.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→🌱Cherry DownsUrban park4.9 km→✦CHILSTON PARKHistoric site1.4 km→✦Lock-up, LenhamHistoric site3.1 km→

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