A Saxon Shore fort, Roman port and associated remains at Richborough
41 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome41 ha
Getting here
51.29311, 1.32910
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird 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
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: RICHBOROUGH CASTLE; Historic site
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, 7-spot Ladybird, Asiraca clavicornis +8 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Common Cord-moss +1 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km▾
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Pegwell Bay Country Park Long Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pegwell Bay Country Park Short Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route170 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route561 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 561 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route352 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 352 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Saxon Shore fort wall, Richborough Roman Fort
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Wildlife to spot
49,109 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
49,109 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Blackbird · Wren +45
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- TealAnas crecca
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CootFulica atra
- Great TitParus major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Water Vole · Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
🦎Reptiles1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects8 species
winterspring
2026▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird · Asiraca clavicornis · Eristalis pertinax · Dorytomus longimanus +3
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dorytomus longimanusDorytomus longimanus
- Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus
Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Cord-moss
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
49,109 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Blackbird · Wren +45
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- TealAnas crecca
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CootFulica atra
- Great TitParus major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Water Vole · Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
🦎Reptiles1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects8 species
winterspring
2026▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird · Asiraca clavicornis · Eristalis pertinax · Dorytomus longimanus +3
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dorytomus longimanusDorytomus longimanus
- Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus
Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Cord-moss
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas