St Peter and St Paul's Church
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51.31374, 0.78607
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Green Woodpecker, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Green Woodpecker, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Orchard Toothcrust, Lecanora confusa, Lecanora symmicta +44 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Orchard Toothcrust, Lecanora confusa, Lecanora symmicta +44 more · last seen 2018
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Hyacinthoides · last seen 2024; Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Hyacinthoides · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to Iwade Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Swale Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 17 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 17 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 233 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 233 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos The Roper Arms, Ss Peter and Paul church, Lynsted
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Wildlife to spot
1,757 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,757 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Swallow · Chaffinch · Kestrel · Jackdaw · Green Woodpecker +20
Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 🦌 Mammals 12 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Daubenton's Bat · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Bat +7
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera2025 Natterer's Bat Common Carder Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +52
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024 Harlequin Ladybird 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Neat Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,757 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Swallow · Chaffinch · Kestrel · Jackdaw · Green Woodpecker +20
Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 🦌 Mammals 12 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Daubenton's Bat · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Bat +7
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera2025 Natterer's Bat Common Carder Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +52
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024 Harlequin Ladybird 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Neat Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myotis nattereri2024
Myotis nattereri2024
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024
Whiskered/Brandt's Bat Myotis mystacinus/brandtii2024
Whiskered/Brandt's Bat Myotis mystacinus/brandtii2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Mole Talpa europaea
Mole Talpa europaea
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Myotis Bat species Myotis2024
Myotis Bat species Myotis2024 Harmonia axyridis2025
Harmonia axyridis2025
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2024
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia2024
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia2024
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Sitaris muralis Sitaris muralis2025
Sitaris muralis Sitaris muralis2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae2025
Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae2025
Iassus scutellaris Iassus scutellaris2025
Iassus scutellaris Iassus scutellaris2025
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis2025
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis2025
Black-Kneed Apple Capsid Blepharidopterus angulatus2025
Black-Kneed Apple Capsid Blepharidopterus angulatus2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2025
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2025
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.2025
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Physatocheila dumetorum Physatocheila dumetorum2025
Physatocheila dumetorum Physatocheila dumetorum2025
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica2025
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica2025
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2025
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Coremacera marginata Coremacera marginata2024
Coremacera marginata Coremacera marginata2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Agapanthia cardui Agapanthia cardui2024
Agapanthia cardui Agapanthia cardui2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024
Angled Stem-sawfly Cephus spinipes2024
Angled Stem-sawfly Cephus spinipes2024
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis2024
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis2024
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum2024
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum2024
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2024
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2024
Oil Beetle Meloe2024
Oil Beetle Meloe2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2023
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2023
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2023
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023