St Peter and St Paul's Church
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.22457, 0.43154
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Riverside Gallery — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Riverside Gallery — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Small White, White-legged Damselfly +60 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Scenic Green Trail Section 1Walking route6.4 km▾
Named routeRef SGT1Length 6.4 kmLocal walking route
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km▾
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Scenic Green Trail Stage 2Walking route8 km▾
Named routeRef SGT2Length 8 kmLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 178Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
Photos
Yalding, St. Peter and St. Paul's Church: Four resited memorial brasses
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Wildlife to spot
4,403 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,403 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Coot · Little Grebe · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwiftApus apus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Lateral Cryphaea · Bifid Crestwort · Water Screw-moss · Lyell's Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +24
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
- Intermediate Screw-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,403 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Coot · Little Grebe · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwiftApus apus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Lateral Cryphaea · Bifid Crestwort · Water Screw-moss · Lyell's Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +24
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
- Intermediate Screw-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syntrichia montana
Syntrichia montana
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfoliaJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfoliaSquirrel-tail MossLeucodon sciuroidesSquirrel-tail MossLeucodon sciuroidesCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeLong-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratumLong-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratumHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata