Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
51.37659, 0.55418
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
playground, toilets, parking
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +45 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Rochester Riverside WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
204 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
(A2)<>(NCN1)Cycling route▾
Heron TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 179National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capstone Mountain bike trailMountain bike route▾
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Gillingham Park in Autumn
Photos
Gillingham Park in Autumn
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
17,834 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,834 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds54 species
winterspring
2025Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Rock Dove · Blue Tit
+49 more speciesHide species list
All 54 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2025Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Wood Mouse
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025Common Frog
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Brimstone · Speckled Wood · Small Blue
+43 more speciesHide species list
All 48 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small BlueCupido minimus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,834 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds54 species
winterspring
2025Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Rock Dove · Blue Tit
+49 more speciesHide species list
All 54 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2025Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Wood Mouse
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025Common Frog
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Brimstone · Speckled Wood · Small Blue
+43 more speciesHide species list
All 48 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small BlueCupido minimus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis2024
Sciurus carolinensis2024
Chalk Hill Blue
Chalk Hill Blue
Polyommatus coridon2024
Polyommatus coridon2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2024Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024WallLasiommata megera2024WallLasiommata megera2024FirebugPyrrhocoris apterusFirebugPyrrhocoris apterusSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025CantharidaeCantharidae2025CantharidaeCantharidae2025Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Alydus calcaratusAlydus calcaratus2025Alydus calcaratusAlydus calcaratus2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Bryony LadybirdHenosepilachna argus2025Bryony LadybirdHenosepilachna argus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata2025Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata2025Cryptocephalus bipunctatusCryptocephalus bipunctatus2025Cryptocephalus bipunctatusCryptocephalus bipunctatus2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2025Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2025Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2025Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2024Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Clouded YellowColias croceus2024Clouded YellowColias croceus2024Downland RobberflyMachimus rusticus2024Downland RobberflyMachimus rusticus2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2024Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Events & activities nearby
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