St Peter and St Paul's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.02968, 0.79055
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café⛺Campsite🅿️Parking· Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Mute Swan +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Mute Swan +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +107 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E9, Rye to Dover; Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E9, Rye to Dover
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 172Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 172National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route622 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 622 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route280 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 280 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route97 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 97 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route5.8 km▾
Named routeRef 11Length 5.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Appledore, St. Peter and St. Paul Church; north eastern aspect
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,168 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,168 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Moorhen · Robin · Great Tit · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon +44
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · American Mink · Brown Hare · Red Fox +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
- American MinkNeovison vison2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Water Shrew
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Marsh Frog
- Marsh FrogPelophylax ridibundus
Box Bug · Melanostoma scalare · Harlequin Ladybird · Parent Bug · Lesser Stag Beetle +29
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2023
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Eristalis pertinax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,168 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Moorhen · Robin · Great Tit · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon +44
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · American Mink · Brown Hare · Red Fox +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
- American MinkNeovison vison2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Water Shrew
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Marsh Frog
- Marsh FrogPelophylax ridibundus
Box Bug · Melanostoma scalare · Harlequin Ladybird · Parent Bug · Lesser Stag Beetle +29
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2023
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Eristalis pertinax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Neomys fodiens2024
Neomys fodiens2024
MoleTalpa europaea2021MoleTalpa europaea2021Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2024Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2024Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus2024Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus2024Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2024Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2024Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2024Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Ptinomorphus imperialisPtinomorphus imperialis2024Ptinomorphus imperialisPtinomorphus imperialis2024Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024MelanostomaMelanostoma2024MelanostomaMelanostoma2024Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2024Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Tachina feraTachina fera2023Tachina feraTachina fera202314-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202314-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023Square-spot DeerflyChrysops viduatus2023Square-spot DeerflyChrysops viduatus2023Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2023Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata202322-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202222-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2022Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2022Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2022Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2022Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2022Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2022Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2022Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2022White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2022Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022Tipula lunataTipula lunata2022Tipula lunataTipula lunata2022Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2022Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2022Tipula maximaTipula maxima2021Tipula maximaTipula maxima2021Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2021Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2021Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Events & activities nearby
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