A pair of bowl barrows in Clowes Wood
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Getting here
51.33339, 1.05270
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- ✦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
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Bank Haircap · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Black TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to IwadeWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Crab and Winkle Waypublic footpath · 479 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 479 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Crab and Winkle Waypublic footpath · 91 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 91 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Crab and Winkle Waypublic footpath · 99 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 99 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
122 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Crab & Winkle WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Crab & Winkle Way extensionCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 183Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
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
Crab & Winkle WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
22,844 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,844 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Jay · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2026▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Pygmy Shrew
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2025
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐝Insects32 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Glow-worm · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Orange Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly +27
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,844 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Jay · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2026▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Pygmy Shrew
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2025
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐝Insects32 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Glow-worm · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Orange Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly +27
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
