Brockhill Country Park ✦ Ancient woodland 27 ha
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51.08352, 1.05987
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Mandarin Duck 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 299m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Mandarin Duck 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 299m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Mandarin Duck, Mallard +102 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Mandarin Duck, Mallard +102 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Pointed Spear-moss, Maidenhair Pocket-moss · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to Folkestone Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 172 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 172 National Cycle Network
Show on map Canal Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cinque Ports Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
43,584 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,584 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 111 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Little Ringed Plover · Red Kite · Mandarin Duck · Mallard · Rook +106
🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Rabbit · Mole · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel +3
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Shrew Sorex araneus 🐝 Insects 76 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Early Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee +71
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Forked Veilwort · Pointed Spear-moss · Maidenhair Pocket-moss
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025 Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,584 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 111 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Little Ringed Plover · Red Kite · Mandarin Duck · Mallard · Rook +106
🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Rabbit · Mole · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel +3
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Shrew Sorex araneus 🐝 Insects 76 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Early Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee +71
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Forked Veilwort · Pointed Spear-moss · Maidenhair Pocket-moss
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025 Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Otter Lutra lutra2024
Otter Lutra lutra2024
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 2024
2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Dusky Hook-tip Drepana curvatula2024
Dusky Hook-tip Drepana curvatula2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2023
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Epistrophe diaphana Epistrophe diaphana
Epistrophe diaphana Epistrophe diaphana
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis
Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata
Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Black-spotted Snout Dichomeris alacella2024
Black-spotted Snout Dichomeris alacella2024
Chequered Pearl Evergestis pallidata2024
Chequered Pearl Evergestis pallidata2024
Volucella Volucella2024
Volucella Volucella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2024
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius2024
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius2024
Nigrotipula nigra Nigrotipula nigra2024
Nigrotipula nigra Nigrotipula nigra2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2024
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2024
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2024
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus2024
Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2023
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2023
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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