Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.23598, 1.37442
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦107+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 418m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦107+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 418m away — 2 car parks within reach
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +104 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Birds — Lapwing, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +104 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Parent Bug, Migrant Hawker, Kidney-spot Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km▾
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to RamsgateWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1 Dover to CanterburyCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Skylark TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route85 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 85 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Blue TrailMountain bike route▾
11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Leisure Pathbridleway · 33 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 33 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: cycleway
South Wallbridleway · 372 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 372 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
Leisure Pathbridleway · 314 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 314 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: cycleway
Leisure Pathbridleway · 46 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 46 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: cycleway
Leisure Pathbridleway · 12 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 12 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: cycleway
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
![Dried-up pond, Betteshanger [Country] Park](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/10/81/7108103_4a28bcf3.jpg)
Dried-up pond, Betteshanger [Country] Park
Photos
Dried-up pond, Betteshanger [Country] Park
Facilities
🅿️Parking
2 nearby · Paid · 418m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
40,077 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
40,077 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds107 species
autumnwinter
2026Lapwing · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Herring Gull · Coot
+102 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2026Brown Hare · Beaver
🐝Insects36 species
summerautumn
2026Parent Bug · Migrant Hawker · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper
+31 more speciesHide species list
All 36 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
40,077 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds107 species
autumnwinter
2026Lapwing · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Herring Gull · Coot
+102 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2026Brown Hare · Beaver
🐝Insects36 species
summerautumn
2026Parent Bug · Migrant Hawker · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper
+31 more speciesHide species list
All 36 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
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Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis2025Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis2025Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusIdiocerus herrichiIdiocerus herrichiIdiocerus herrichiIdiocerus herrichi7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus2025Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus2025Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Four-lined HorseflyAtylotus rusticus2025Four-lined HorseflyAtylotus rusticus2025Events & activities nearby
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