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📷 Rod Grealish · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifePicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.33343, 1.31766

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Looking Ahead - Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Wren +74 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Wren +74 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Orthochaetes insignis, Common Rose Fusehorn +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 19 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
Pegwell Bay Country Park Long Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pegwell Bay Country Park Short Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Stonelees TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Thorne Roadpublic footpath · 80 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 80 mPath type: residential
Durlockpublic footpath · 36 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 36 mPath type: residential
Gas Alleypublic footpath · 115 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 115 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

41 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
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
N/ACycling route61 m
Named routeRef 15Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
N/ACycling route74 m
Named routeRef 15Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Oak Cottage, High Street, Minster

📷 Rod Grealish · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Oak Cottage, High Street, Minster

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