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St Peter's Church

📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Canada Goose, Blue Tit +107 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Canada Goose, Blue Tit +107 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hornbeam, Beech, Ash +30 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hornbeam, Beech, Ash +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Glow-worm, Common Darter +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Glow-worm, Common Darter +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Beech, Sweet Chestnut, Hawthorn +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km

Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Battle Schools Greenway (ESCC Cycle Route 100)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

8,041 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,041 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

springautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Hawfinch · Blue Tit · Robin · Wren +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great TitParus major
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
SiskinSpinus spinus
GadwallMareca strepera
Stock DoveColumba oenas
NuthatchSitta europaea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
DunnockPrunella modularis
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SwiftApus apus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2025

Fallow Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Badger

Fallow DeerDama dama
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects13 species

spring

2025

Four-spotted Chaser · Banded Demoiselle · Platycis minutus · Norfolk Aeshna · Ruddy Darter +8

Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Platycis minutusPlatycis minutus
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Azure Damselfly

🌿

Plants10 species

summer

2025

Hornbeam · Ash · Common Spotted-orchid · Hop · Beech +5

HornbeamCarpinus betulus
AshFraxinus excelsior
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
HopHumulus lupulus
BeechFagus sylvatica
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,041 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

springautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Hawfinch · Blue Tit · Robin · Wren +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great TitParus major
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
SiskinSpinus spinus
GadwallMareca strepera
Stock DoveColumba oenas
NuthatchSitta europaea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
DunnockPrunella modularis
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SwiftApus apus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2025

Fallow Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Badger

Fallow DeerDama dama
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects13 species

spring

2025

Four-spotted Chaser · Banded Demoiselle · Platycis minutus · Norfolk Aeshna · Ruddy Darter +8

Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Platycis minutusPlatycis minutus
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Azure Damselfly

🌿

Plants10 species

summer

2025

Hornbeam · Ash · Common Spotted-orchid · Hop · Beech +5

HornbeamCarpinus betulus
AshFraxinus excelsior
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
HopHumulus lupulus
BeechFagus sylvatica
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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