A moated site and associated garden earthworks 460m south east of Boys Hall
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.13016, 0.89935
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Field Grasshopper, Hornet Hoverfly, Hairy Shieldbug +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Wye National Nature Reserve Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
85 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Brimstone TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Comma TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Orange Tip TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peacock TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
4 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
30,739 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
30,739 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Pied Wagtail · Magpie +45
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RavenCorvus corax
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common GullLarus canus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
🦌Mammals5 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Badger · Red Fox
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects30 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Field Grasshopper · Hornet Hoverfly · Hairy Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug +25
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,739 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Pied Wagtail · Magpie +45
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RavenCorvus corax
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common GullLarus canus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
🦌Mammals5 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Badger · Red Fox
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects30 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Field Grasshopper · Hornet Hoverfly · Hairy Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug +25
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Willow Disc-minerHeterarthrus microcephalus2025Willow Disc-minerHeterarthrus microcephalus2025Poecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreus2025Poecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreus2025Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2025Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Scaptomyza flavaScaptomyza flava2025Scaptomyza flavaScaptomyza flava202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Small Raspberry Mining SawflyMetallus pumilus2025Small Raspberry Mining SawflyMetallus pumilus2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Orthotrichia costalisOrthotrichia costalis2025Orthotrichia costalisOrthotrichia costalis2025Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2025Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2025Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2025Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Curved Birch Mining SawflyScolioneura betuleti2025Curved Birch Mining SawflyScolioneura betuleti2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora2025Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora2025Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Rhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosa2025Rhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosa2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025