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51.11113, 1.15024
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Dunnock
- ✦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
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Dunnock
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Dunnock, Chaffinch +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Wren, Dunnock, Chaffinch +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +208 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
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Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Corridors to the countrysideWalking route▾
Follow the kestrel to the DownsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to FolkestoneWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
84 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Canal PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cinque Ports CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
SeafrontCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
to Folkestone WestCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
21,068 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,068 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap · Magpie · Goldfinch · Dunnock · Little Egret +39
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Field Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · Blue-winged Grasshopper · Dock Bug · Cabbage Bug +55
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
- Blue-winged GrasshopperOedipoda caerulescens2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
- Speckled Bush-cricket
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,068 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap · Magpie · Goldfinch · Dunnock · Little Egret +39
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Field Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · Blue-winged Grasshopper · Dock Bug · Cabbage Bug +55
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
- Blue-winged GrasshopperOedipoda caerulescens2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
- Speckled Bush-cricket
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusHop Root WeevilMitoplinthus caliginosusHop Root WeevilMitoplinthus caliginosusEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansPlatyderus depressusPlatyderus depressusPlatyderus depressusPlatyderus depressusSphaerosoma pilosumSphaerosoma pilosumSphaerosoma pilosumSphaerosoma pilosumAnommatusAnommatusAnommatusAnommatusCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataPterostichus oblongopunctatusPterostichus oblongopunctatus2025Pterostichus oblongopunctatusPterostichus oblongopunctatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025ByturusByturus2025ByturusByturus2025OedemeraOedemera2025OedemeraOedemera2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Greater Streaked ShieldbugOdontoscelis (Odontoscelis) fuliginosa2025Greater Streaked ShieldbugOdontoscelis (Odontoscelis) fuliginosa2025Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025PolleniaPollenia2025PolleniaPollenia2025Beosus maritimusBeosus maritimus2025Beosus maritimusBeosus maritimus2025Phania funestaPhania funesta2025Phania funestaPhania funesta2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatusRhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatusRhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Cychramus luteusCychramus luteus2025Cychramus luteusCychramus luteus2025Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Small Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha goettingensis2025Small Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha goettingensis2025Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2024Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Rufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufus2024Rufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufus2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Eurygaster mauraEurygaster maura2024Eurygaster mauraEurygaster maura2024Orthocephalus saltatorOrthocephalus saltator2024Orthocephalus saltatorOrthocephalus saltator2024EurygasterEurygaster2024EurygasterEurygaster2024Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon2024Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon2024SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2024Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2024Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2024Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2024Kosswigianella exiguaKosswigianella exigua2024Kosswigianella exiguaKosswigianella exigua2024Herina nigrinaHerina nigrina2024Herina nigrinaHerina nigrina2024Neophilaenus campestrisNeophilaenus campestris2024Neophilaenus campestrisNeophilaenus campestris2024Clover Leaf WeevilHypera postica2024Clover Leaf WeevilHypera postica2024Chaetophora spinosaChaetophora spinosa2024Chaetophora spinosaChaetophora spinosa2024Leiodes rufipennisLeiodes rufipennis2024Leiodes rufipennisLeiodes rufipennis2024Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2024Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2024