St Peter and St Paul's Church
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Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.21583, 0.61562
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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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Crab's Eye Lichen, Melanelixia fuliginosa, Peltigera hymenina +119 more · last seen 2010; Fungi — Crab's Eye Lichen, Melanelixia fuliginosa, Peltigera hymenina +119 more · last seen 2010
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Wall Screw-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +62 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Wall Screw-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Rosemary Beetle, Small White +35 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Rosemary Beetle, Small White +35 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Stage 4 Walking route 12 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT4 Length 12 km Local walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Section 7 Walking route 13.6 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT7 Length 13.6 km Local walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 321 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 321 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 2.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 5 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,521 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,521 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail · Chaffinch · Swift · Jackdaw +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2019 Rock Dove Columba livia2019 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit +5
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Rosemary Beetle · Emperor Dragonfly · Glow-worm · Painted Lady · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +7
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2020 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2019 Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus 🌿 Plants 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum · Cylindric Beard-moss +24
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,521 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail · Chaffinch · Swift · Jackdaw +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2019 Rock Dove Columba livia2019 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit +5
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Rosemary Beetle · Emperor Dragonfly · Glow-worm · Painted Lady · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +7
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2020 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2019 Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus 🌿 Plants 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum · Cylindric Beard-moss +24
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2022
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2022
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2022
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2022
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2021
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2021
Spotted Regal-sawfly Nematus septentrionalis2023
Spotted Regal-sawfly Nematus septentrionalis2023
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Short-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens incurvus2020
Short-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens incurvus2020
Petty Pocket-moss Fissidens pusillus2020
Petty Pocket-moss Fissidens pusillus2020
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2020
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2020
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella2020
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella2020
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2020
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2020
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2020
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2020
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus2020
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus2020
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2020
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2020
Slender Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium myosuroides2020
Slender Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium myosuroides2020
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2020
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2020
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum2020
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum2020
Woodsy Silk-moss Plagiothecium nemorale2020
Woodsy Silk-moss Plagiothecium nemorale2020
Velvet Feather-moss Brachytheciastrum velutinum2020
Velvet Feather-moss Brachytheciastrum velutinum2020
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2020
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2020
Juicy Silk-moss Plagiothecium succulentum2020
Juicy Silk-moss Plagiothecium succulentum2020 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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