🌱 Urban park

Hartsdown Park

21 ha

📷 John Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PlayDogsHiking

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

51.38203, 1.37261

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Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)

Varies

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Turner & Dickens WalkWalking route▾

Named routeRef T&DLocal walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to WhitstableWalking route▾

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Wantsum WalkWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route131 m▾

Named routeRef 15Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route112 m▾

Named routeRef 15Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route92 m▾

Named routeRef 15Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route292 m▾

Named routeRef 15Length 292 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route62 m▾

Named routeRef 15Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

About this urban park

Hartsdown Park is a urban park covering 21 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

7,717 records from NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,717 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds51 species recorded

Turnstone · Kingfisher · Whitethroat

🦌

Mammals2 species recorded

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

🐝

Insects5 species recorded

Syrphus torvus · Gorse Shieldbug · Varied Carpet Beetle

🌿

Plants10 species recorded

Swartz's Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,717 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds51 species recorded

Turnstone · Kingfisher · Whitethroat

🦌

Mammals2 species recorded

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

🐝

Insects5 species recorded

Syrphus torvus · Gorse Shieldbug · Varied Carpet Beetle

🌿

Plants10 species recorded

Swartz's Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

📷 John Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hartsdown Park

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Photos

📷 John Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hartsdown Park

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

🌱 Visiting this spring

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

7 nearby · Paid · 194m

🛝

Playground

3 · 171m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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