A Springfield style enclosure, a group of associated prehistoric pits and ditches and an oval barrow 1km NNE of Langdon Abbey
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.18297, 1.33112
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Carrion Crow
- ✦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 — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small White +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Wood Avens, Common Nettle +21 more · last seen 2017
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route▾
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to RamsgateWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Skylark TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 16Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Looking NE along Forge Lane towards Sutton
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Wildlife to spot
2,358 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,358 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +33
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Bat · Rabbit +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- BatChiroptera2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Fallow DeerDama dama
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Oedemera femoralis · Broad-bodied Chaser · Bloody-nosed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly +9
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2024
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2023
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,358 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +33
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Bat · Rabbit +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- BatChiroptera2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Fallow DeerDama dama
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Oedemera femoralis · Broad-bodied Chaser · Bloody-nosed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly +9
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2024
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2023
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Liparus coronatusLiparus coronatus2023Liparus coronatusLiparus coronatus2023