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Bilsington Monument

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51.07165, 0.90952

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

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🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

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 — Nightingale, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Nightingale, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route

Named routeRef E9International walking route

Greensand WayWalking route

Named routeRef GWRegional walking route

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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

NCN National Route 172Cycling route

Named routeRef 172National Cycle Network

National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route14.6 km

Named routeRef 2Length 14.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,776 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,776 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

summer

2026

Nightingale · Woodpigeon · Red Kite · Jackdaw · Blackbird +52

NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoshawkAstur gentilis2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Astur gentilis gentilisAstur gentilis gentilis2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024

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Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Daubenton's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2025

Common Frog · Marsh Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria
Marsh FrogPelophylax ridibundus

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Oodes helopioides +2

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
Oodes helopioidesOodes helopioides
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,776 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

summer

2026

Nightingale · Woodpigeon · Red Kite · Jackdaw · Blackbird +52

NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoshawkAstur gentilis2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Astur gentilis gentilisAstur gentilis gentilis2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024

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Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Daubenton's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2025

Common Frog · Marsh Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria
Marsh FrogPelophylax ridibundus

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Oodes helopioides +2

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
Oodes helopioidesOodes helopioides
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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