Barrow field on Breach Down, Derringstone
1 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.19739, 1.15717
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +134 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cock's-foot, Ribwort Plantain, Soft-brome +22 more · last seen 2023
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km▾
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional 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
Canterbury Outer Ring WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
N/ACycling route994 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 994 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route584 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 584 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route982 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Land adjacent to Southease, Derringstone Hill
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Wildlife to spot
8,279 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,279 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJay · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +42
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RavenCorvus corax
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole
- BadgerMeles meles
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Green Shieldbug · Syrphus · Dock Bug · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Melanotus villosus +11
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
- Melanotus villosusMelanotus villosus2025
- Endomychus coccineus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,279 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJay · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +42
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RavenCorvus corax
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole
- BadgerMeles meles
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Green Shieldbug · Syrphus · Dock Bug · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Melanotus villosus +11
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
- Melanotus villosusMelanotus villosus2025
- Endomychus coccineus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Endomychus coccineus2025
Endomychus coccineus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2025Notostira elongataNotostira elongata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025