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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.19979, 1.16334
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +132 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +132 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, False Oat-grass, Cock's-foot +29 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, False Oat-grass, Cock's-foot +29 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map Miner's Way Trail Walking route 43.5 km ▾
Named route Length 43.5 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Via Francigena - 01 part Great Britain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref VF International walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Canterbury Outer Ring Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United Kingdom Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV5 International cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 247 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 247 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 994 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 994 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 584 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 584 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,039 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,039 records · National Biodiversity Network Jay · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +42
Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Linnet Linaria cannabina Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rock Dove Columba livia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor House Martin Delichon urbicum Tawny Owl Strix aluco Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Whitethroat Curruca communis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Syrphus · Dock Bug · Hairy Shieldbug · Meadow Grasshopper +11
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus Syrphus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Kidney-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,039 records · National Biodiversity Network Jay · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +42
Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Linnet Linaria cannabina Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rock Dove Columba livia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor House Martin Delichon urbicum Tawny Owl Strix aluco Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Whitethroat Curruca communis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Syrphus · Dock Bug · Hairy Shieldbug · Meadow Grasshopper +11
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus Syrphus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Kidney-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chilocorus renipustulatus
Chilocorus renipustulatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Eurygaster Eurygaster2025
Eurygaster Eurygaster2025
Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus2025
Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2025
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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