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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
51.19682, 1.07633
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Great Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Great Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Hazel Dormouse, Natterer's Bat, Daubenton's Bat +11 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +168 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Bifid Crestwort +31 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional 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
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route982 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route26 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route140 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,904 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,904 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- HoopoeUpupa epops2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2020
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Natterer's Bat · Small Mouse · Daubenton's Bat · Yellow-necked Mouse +2
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024
- Small MouseMuridae2023
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2020
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
Slow-worm
Large White · Red Admiral · Small White · Painted Lady · Meadow Brown +22
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
🌿Plants1 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,904 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- HoopoeUpupa epops2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2020
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Natterer's Bat · Small Mouse · Daubenton's Bat · Yellow-necked Mouse +2
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024
- Small MouseMuridae2023
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2020
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
Slow-worm
Large White · Red Admiral · Small White · Painted Lady · Meadow Brown +22
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
🌿Plants1 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2022Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2022HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021HedgehogErinaceus europaeus20212019
2019
Glow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Gonia piceaGonia picea2022Gonia piceaGonia picea2022Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022Archarius pyrrhocerasArcharius pyrrhoceras2022Archarius pyrrhocerasArcharius pyrrhoceras2022Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2021Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2021Red-girdled Mining BeeAndrena labiata2021Red-girdled Mining BeeAndrena labiata2021Tachina feraTachina fera2020Tachina feraTachina fera2020Cyllecoris histrioniusCyllecoris histrionius2020Cyllecoris histrioniusCyllecoris histrionius2020Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2020Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2020Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2020Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2020Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2020Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2020Lathbury's Nomad BeeNomada lathburiana2020Lathbury's Nomad BeeNomada lathburiana2020Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2020Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2020Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Heather Mining BeeAndrena fuscipes2019Heather Mining BeeAndrena fuscipes2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis2019Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis2019Variable Nomad BeeNomada zonata2019Variable Nomad BeeNomada zonata2019Trimmer's Mining BeeAndrena trimmerana2019Trimmer's Mining BeeAndrena trimmerana2019Events & activities nearby
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