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Bowens Field

11 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Cafe Grace — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Cafe Grace — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· Paid

Best for

8 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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly, Paranchus albipes +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly, Paranchus albipes +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 18

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Stour Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route

Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Greensand WayWalking route

Named routeRef GWRegional walking route

Fens & Dragonflys WalkWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

98 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 18Cycling route

Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network

Brimstone TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Comma TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Orange Tip TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Peacock TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

10,771 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,771 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie +64

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CootFulica atra
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025

🦌

Mammals13 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +8

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
Nathusius's PipistrellePipistrellus nathusii2025
Feral CatFelis catus2025
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2025
BatsVespertilionidae2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐟

Fish2 species

springsummer

2026

Roach · Common Carp

RoachRutilus rutilus
Common CarpCyprinus carpio2025

🐝

Insects24 species

springsummer

2026

2-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Paranchus albipes · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Willow Disc-miner +19

2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Willow Disc-minerHeterarthrus microcephalus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
River SkaterAquarius najas2025
Scymnus frontalisScymnus frontalis2025
Scaptomyza flavaScaptomyza flava2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Poplar-lettuce AphidPemphigus (Pemphigus) bursarius2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Small Raspberry Mining SawflyMetallus pumilus2025
Orthotrichia costalisOrthotrichia costalis2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Curved Birch Mining SawflyScolioneura betuleti2025
Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,771 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie +64

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CootFulica atra
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025

🦌

Mammals13 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +8

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
Nathusius's PipistrellePipistrellus nathusii2025
Feral CatFelis catus2025
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2025
BatsVespertilionidae2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐟

Fish2 species

springsummer

2026

Roach · Common Carp

RoachRutilus rutilus
Common CarpCyprinus carpio2025

🐝

Insects24 species

springsummer

2026

2-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Paranchus albipes · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Willow Disc-miner +19

2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Willow Disc-minerHeterarthrus microcephalus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
River SkaterAquarius najas2025
Scymnus frontalisScymnus frontalis2025
Scaptomyza flavaScaptomyza flava2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Poplar-lettuce AphidPemphigus (Pemphigus) bursarius2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Small Raspberry Mining SawflyMetallus pumilus2025
Orthotrichia costalisOrthotrichia costalis2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Curved Birch Mining SawflyScolioneura betuleti2025
Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robert Eva · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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