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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.34723, 0.59658

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Parkwood Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Parkwood Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Best for

9 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

Free

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Playgrounds

Very strong match

Free

playground, toilets, café, parking

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Picnic day out

Strong match

Free

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

Augustine CaminoWalking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route▾

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾

Named routeNational walking route

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Cycling

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64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

(A2)<>(NCN1)Cycling route▾

Named route

NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network

Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle PathCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Alternative RouteCycling route▾

Named route

Main RouteCycling route460 m▾

Named routeRef 1Length 460 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capstone Mountain bike trailMountain bike route▾

Named route

Wildlife to spot

90,855 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

90,855 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin

+47 more species

All 52 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CootFulica atra2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

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Mammals8 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Mole

+3 more species

All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Feral CatFelis catus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025

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Insects9 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Firebug

+4 more species

All 9 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
EupeodesEupeodes
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

90,855 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin

+47 more species

All 52 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CootFulica atra2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

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Mammals8 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Mole

+3 more species

All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Feral CatFelis catus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025

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Insects9 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Firebug

+4 more species

All 9 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
EupeodesEupeodes
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Parkwood Green, Rainham

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Photos

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Parkwood Green, Rainham

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Events & activities nearby

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Facilities

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Café

Parkwood Cafe · 209m

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Parking

1 nearby · Free · 117m

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Playground

2 · 27m away

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Toilets

150m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Capstone Farm Country ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Parkwood GreenUrban park0 m→🌱Capstone Farm Country ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Luton Recreation GroundUrban park3.7 km→🌱Gillingham ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Wigmore ParkUrban park1.1 km→