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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome182 ha
Getting here
51.19286, 1.17119
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Grey Squirrel, Mole +12 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large White, 16-spot Ladybird +117 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wild Carrot, Oxeye Daisy, Soft-brome +53 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km▾
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional 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
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
N/ACycling route262 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route73 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 16Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
4,160 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,160 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springautumn
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Moorhen · Blue Tit +38
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Mole +2
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Polecat-FerretMustela furo x putorius2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Forget-me-not Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +39
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Rambur's Pied Shieldbug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,160 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springautumn
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Moorhen · Blue Tit +38
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Mole +2
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Polecat-FerretMustela furo x putorius2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Forget-me-not Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +39
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Rambur's Pied Shieldbug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Apodemus
Apodemus
Apodemus2024
Apodemus2024
Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformisHornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformisCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaMicropeza corrigiolataMicropeza corrigiolataMicropeza corrigiolataMicropeza corrigiolataSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphus22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalisOedemera luridaOedemera luridaOedemera luridaOedemera luridaAmpedusAmpedusAmpedusAmpedusNettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticaeNettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticaeSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisOedemeraOedemeraOedemeraOedemeraRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisPied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorPied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaBibio anglicusBibio anglicusBibio anglicusBibio anglicusSlender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataSlender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxGreat Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2024Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2024Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax202416-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202416-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2024Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2024Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024