St Peter and St Paul's Church
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.37980, 0.22154
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 107m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 107m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Stag Beetle +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Stag Beetle +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Southwark Cathedral to Otford
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path DWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Darent Valley PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Faesten Dic PathWalking route3.2 km▾
Named routeLength 3.2 kmLocal walking route
1066 Harold's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Samuel Palmer TrailWalking route▾
Immerse yourself in the life, work and inspiration of Samuel Palmer on an audio-guided journey through Shoreham and surrounding areas.
Named routeLocal walking route
Till Avenuepublic footpath · 154 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 154 mPath type: residential
Oliver Crescentpublic footpath · 125 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 125 mPath type: residential
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Oliver Crescentrestricted byway · 23 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 23 mPath type: residential
Till Avenuerestricted byway · 48 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 48 mPath type: residential
Horton Waybridleway · 176 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 176 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
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St. Peter & St. Paul's Church, Farningham
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Wildlife to spot
8,208 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,208 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Dunnock +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RavenCorvus corax
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Bat · Hazel Dormouse
- BatChiroptera
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dock Bug · Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) · Southern Green Shieldbug · Batman Hoverfly · Scarce Chaser +9
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)Heptageniidae2024
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Wall Screw-moss · Common Feather-moss
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,208 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Dunnock +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RavenCorvus corax
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Bat · Hazel Dormouse
- BatChiroptera
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dock Bug · Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) · Southern Green Shieldbug · Batman Hoverfly · Scarce Chaser +9
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)Heptageniidae2024
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Wall Screw-moss · Common Feather-moss
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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