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Alexander Field

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

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51.15663, 1.37564

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 472m away

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 472m away

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Peregrine +101 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Peregrine +101 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Rambur's Pied Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1 Dover to Canterbury

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Playing field

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route

Named routeRef E9International walking route

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional 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

Droveway Gardenspublic footpath · 148 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 148 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

Droveway Gardenspublic footpath · 93 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 93 mPath type: footway

Droveway Gardenspublic footpath · 158 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 158 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

86 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route

National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route

Named routeRef 16Regional 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

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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Kingsdown Roadbridleway · 68 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 68 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Kingsdown Roadbridleway · 1 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

65,083 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

65,083 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

autumn

2025

Peregrine · Carrion Crow · Great Black-backed Gull · Gannet · Herring Gull +55

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GannetMorus bassanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CurlewNumenius arquata
RazorbillAlca torda
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RavenCorvus corax
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Rock DoveColumba livia
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
SnipeGallinago gallinago
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LinnetLinaria cannabina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
DunlinCalidris alpina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
SiskinSpinus spinus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus

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Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Badger · Rabbit

BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +2

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Vincenzellus ruficollisVincenzellus ruficollis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

65,083 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

autumn

2025

Peregrine · Carrion Crow · Great Black-backed Gull · Gannet · Herring Gull +55

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GannetMorus bassanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CurlewNumenius arquata
RazorbillAlca torda
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RavenCorvus corax
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Rock DoveColumba livia
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
SnipeGallinago gallinago
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LinnetLinaria cannabina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
DunlinCalidris alpina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
SiskinSpinus spinus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Badger · Rabbit

BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +2

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Vincenzellus ruficollisVincenzellus ruficollis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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