St Peter and St Paul's Church
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.06310, 0.34008
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and House Sparrow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Piccolo Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and House Sparrow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Piccolo Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Robin +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Robin +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Large Yellow Underwing, Southern Hawker +183 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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St Peter and Saint Paul church, Wadhurst
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Wildlife to spot
8,365 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,365 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Song Thrush · Blackbird · Swift +26
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- SwiftApus apus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
🦌Mammals9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Indet. Deer · Badger · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog +4
- Indet. DeerCervidae2024
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Fallow DeerDama dama
Stenurella melanura · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Minotaur Beetle · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Greater Bulb-Fly +1
- Stenurella melanuraStenurella melanura2024
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2024
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
- Meadow Grasshopper
Ramsons · Cuckooflower · Wood Anemone · Bluebell · Cow Parsley +83
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,365 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Song Thrush · Blackbird · Swift +26
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- SwiftApus apus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
🦌Mammals9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Indet. Deer · Badger · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog +4
- Indet. DeerCervidae2024
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Fallow DeerDama dama
Stenurella melanura · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Minotaur Beetle · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Greater Bulb-Fly +1
- Stenurella melanuraStenurella melanura2024
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2024
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
- Meadow Grasshopper
Ramsons · Cuckooflower · Wood Anemone · Bluebell · Cow Parsley +83
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumHesgen LwydCarex divulsaHesgen LwydCarex divulsaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaLesser / Wood BurdockArctium minusLesser / Wood BurdockArctium minusFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisPurple SaxifrageSaxifraga oppositifoliaPurple SaxifrageSaxifraga oppositifoliaWild PlumPrunus domesticaWild PlumPrunus domesticaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum var. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum var. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum var. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum var. montanumHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDouglas FirPseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas FirPseudotsuga menziesiiBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumSedgeCarexSedgeCarexLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaWestern Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophyllaWestern Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophyllaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusLesser LondonprideSaxifraga cuneifoliaLesser LondonprideSaxifraga cuneifoliaCoralroot BittercressCardamine bulbiferaCoralroot BittercressCardamine bulbiferaGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataBird CherryPrunus padusBird CherryPrunus padusOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumYellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis2024Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis2024Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024