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Burham Park

4 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

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51.33066, 0.48320

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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
☀️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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

7 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 — Black-headed Gull, Robin, Mallard +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Robin, Mallard +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Augustine CaminoWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route

Scenic Green Trail Section 1Walking route6.4 km

Named routeRef SGT1Length 6.4 kmLocal walking route

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

KCC Centenary WalkWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

70 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 17Cycling route

Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network

NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route170 m

Named routeRef 17Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route855 m

Named routeRef 17Length 855 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route805 m

Named routeRef 17Length 805 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capstone Mountain bike trailMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

17,520 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,520 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

winterspring

2025

Robin · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Blackbird · Jackdaw +58

RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RedshankTringa totanus
TealAnas crecca
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JayGarrulus glandarius
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
CootFulica atra
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Common GullLarus canus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2025

Hazel Dormouse

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🦎

Reptiles2 species

spring

2025

Slow-worm · Adder

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects17 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Common Blue · Small Heath · Peacock +12

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,520 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

winterspring

2025

Robin · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Blackbird · Jackdaw +58

RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RedshankTringa totanus
TealAnas crecca
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JayGarrulus glandarius
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
CootFulica atra
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Common GullLarus canus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2025

Hazel Dormouse

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🦎

Reptiles2 species

spring

2025

Slow-worm · Adder

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects17 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Common Blue · Small Heath · Peacock +12

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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