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Water tower in churchyard

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blackbird
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Fletcher's — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blackbird
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Fletcher's — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +94 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +94 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, 7-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, 7-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 50 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to FolkestoneWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route

Named routeRef E9International walking route

Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km

Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route

High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route

Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route

Needles Passagepublic footpath · 14 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway

Needles Passagepublic footpath · 11 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 11 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway

Traders Passagepublic footpath · 56 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 56 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

43 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

National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route4.8 km

Named routeLength 4.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route42 m

Named routeRef 2Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route346 m

Named routeRef 2Length 346 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

63,977 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

63,977 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

springwinter

2026

Magpie · Moorhen · Jackdaw · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon +54

MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Water RailRallus aquaticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GadwallMareca strepera
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Rock DoveColumba livia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025

🐝

Insects4 species

spring

2026

22-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Pollen Beetle

22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

63,977 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

springwinter

2026

Magpie · Moorhen · Jackdaw · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon +54

MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Water RailRallus aquaticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GadwallMareca strepera
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Rock DoveColumba livia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025

🐝

Insects4 species

spring

2026

22-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Pollen Beetle

22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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