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A pair of acoustic mirrors at Fan Bay

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📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.13605, 1.36094

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Goldfinch
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Jackdaw +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Jackdaw +85 more · last seen 2025; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Vincenzellus ruficollis, Eristalis tenax, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +6 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — an Eyebright · last seen 2025

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

84 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
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
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fan Bay Deep Shelter Entrance

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fan Bay Deep Shelter Entrance

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✦Dover CastleHistoric site2.8 km→✦Dover CastleHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Connaught ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Pencester GardensUrban park3.5 km→🌱Pencester GardensUrban park3.5 km→✦Fortifications, Roman lighthouse and medieval chapel on Western HeightsHistoric site4.7 km→