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Betteshanger Park

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.23598, 1.37442

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Teal
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 418m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Teal, Moorhen +63 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Herring Gull, Teal, Moorhen +63 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Kidney-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Syrphus torvus +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to RamsgateWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1 Dover to CanterburyCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Skylark TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route85 m
Named routeRef 1Length 85 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Blue TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Leisure Pathbridleway · 33 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 33 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: cycleway
South Wallbridleway · 372 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 372 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
Leisure Pathbridleway · 314 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 314 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: cycleway
Leisure Pathbridleway · 46 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 46 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: cycleway
Leisure Pathbridleway · 12 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 12 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dried-up pond, Betteshanger [Country] Park

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dried-up pond, Betteshanger [Country] Park

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