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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
51.33546, 0.73236
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 105m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 105m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to IwadeWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 174Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 174National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route233 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 233 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Albany Road, Sittingbourne
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Wildlife to spot
19,455 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,455 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Blue Tit · Green Woodpecker · Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Great Tit +46
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TealAnas crecca
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Scathophaga stercoraria · Syrphus · Dotted Bee-fly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans +6
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Common Feather-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,455 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Blue Tit · Green Woodpecker · Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Great Tit +46
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TealAnas crecca
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Scathophaga stercoraria · Syrphus · Dotted Bee-fly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans +6
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Common Feather-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas