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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 83 ha
Getting here
51.27278, 0.84394
Open directionsv Belmont is a Georgian house and gardens in Throwley, near Faversham in east Kent. Built between 1769 and 1793, it has been described as "a marvellous example of Georgian architecture that has remained completely unspoilt". The house is famous for the most extensive private collection of clocks in England.
Read more on Wikipedia → English country house Grade II listed park and garden
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ✦ 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
🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: BELMONT, WITH STABLE COURTYARD AND PUMP; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dogs-Mercury Flea Beetle, Lagria atripes +107 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Pocket-moss, Velvet Feather-moss, Dwarf Feather-moss +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to Iwade Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Swale Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 48 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 48 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 198 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 198 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 111 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 111 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 226 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 226 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
4,634 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,634 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Skylark Alauda arvensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Whitethroat Curruca communis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Common Gull Larus canus Field Vole · Hedgehog
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Lateral Cryphaea · Springy Turf-moss · Green Yoke-moss · Flat Neckera · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +14
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus Flat Neckera Neckera complanata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Wood Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,634 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Skylark Alauda arvensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Whitethroat Curruca communis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Common Gull Larus canus Field Vole · Hedgehog
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Lateral Cryphaea · Springy Turf-moss · Green Yoke-moss · Flat Neckera · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +14
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus Flat Neckera Neckera complanata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii Wood Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lewinskya affinis
Lewinskya affinis
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Velvet Feather-moss Brachytheciastrum velutinum
Velvet Feather-moss Brachytheciastrum velutinum
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha2024
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha2024 