St Peter and St Paul's Church
Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.21009, 0.79664
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Mulberry's Tearoom — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Mulberry's Tearoom — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets🐄Farm visit
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +37 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
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Rabbit, Hazel Dormouse +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Amanita Wridog, Torth Felen, Ambarelo'r Bwgan +65 more · last seen 2024
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Fens & Dragonflys WalkWalking route▾
Blackberry Lanepublic footpath · 102 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 102 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Comma TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Orange Tip TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route477 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 477 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Church of St Peter & St Paul
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
2,300 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,300 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · House Sparrow +20
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Slow-worm
🐝Insects30 species
springsummer
2026▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket · Greater Bulb-Fly · Syritta pipiens · Eristalis pertinax +25
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,300 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · House Sparrow +20
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Slow-worm
🐝Insects30 species
springsummer
2026▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket · Greater Bulb-Fly · Syritta pipiens · Eristalis pertinax +25
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Platycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatus2025Platycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatus2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Red-horned Cardinal Click BeetleAmpedus rufipennis2025Red-horned Cardinal Click BeetleAmpedus rufipennis2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025