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51.24864, 1.12167
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🦉 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 — Mallard, Magpie, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Brimstone, Meadow Brown +120 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Brimstone, Meadow Brown +120 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Chickweed, Giant Hogweed, Bluebell +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Chickweed, Giant Hogweed, Bluebell +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Elham Valley Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Via Francigena - 01 part Great Britain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref VF International walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 169 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 183 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 183 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Great Stour Way Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Pilgrims Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,645 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,645 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Collared Dove · Jackdaw +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Mole · Rabbit · Red Fox +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2023 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 56 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Pachyrhinus lethierryi · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Glow-worm +51
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Forked Veilwort
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,645 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Collared Dove · Jackdaw +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Mole · Rabbit · Red Fox +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2023 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 56 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Pachyrhinus lethierryi · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Glow-worm +51
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Forked Veilwort
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Badger Meles meles2025
Badger Meles meles2025 2025
2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2024
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2024
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2024
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2024
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2023
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2023
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2023
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Leistus rufomarginatus Leistus rufomarginatus2025
Leistus rufomarginatus Leistus rufomarginatus2025
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri2024
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis2024
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis2024
Alder Disc-miner Heterarthrus vagans2024
Alder Disc-miner Heterarthrus vagans2024
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae2024
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2024
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2023
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2023
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2023
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2023
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea2023
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea2023
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2023
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2023
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2023
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2023
Anthocomus rufus Anthocomus rufus2023
Anthocomus rufus Anthocomus rufus2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Back-Swimmer Notonecta2023
Back-Swimmer Notonecta2023
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2023
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2023
Miridius quadrivirgatus Miridius quadrivirgatus2023
Miridius quadrivirgatus Miridius quadrivirgatus2023
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti2023
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