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🦅Birds🐄Farms🎠Play
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.07446, 0.79499
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turtle Dove and Nightingale
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Butterfly Tunnel on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turtle Dove and Nightingale
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Butterfly Tunnel on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Turtle Dove, Nightingale, Peregrine +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🐄Farm visits
Very strong match
Farm attraction
Varies
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
Birds — Turtle Dove, Nightingale, Peregrine +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 172Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 172National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route622 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 622 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route280 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 280 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Inside the Butterfly Tunnel
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
16,752 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,752 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTurtle Dove · Nightingale · Raven · Barn Owl · Peregrine +15
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwiftApus apus
- Falco subbuteo subbuteoFalco subbuteo subbuteo
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- CootFulica atra2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐝Insects30 species
springsummer
2026▾
Early Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +25
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Cape Thread-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Bruch's Pincushion · Elegant Silk-moss · Maidenhair Pocket-moss +10
- Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
- Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
- Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoides
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,752 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTurtle Dove · Nightingale · Raven · Barn Owl · Peregrine +15
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwiftApus apus
- Falco subbuteo subbuteoFalco subbuteo subbuteo
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- CootFulica atra2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐝Insects30 species
springsummer
2026▾
Early Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +25
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Cape Thread-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Bruch's Pincushion · Elegant Silk-moss · Maidenhair Pocket-moss +10
- Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
- Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
- Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoides
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2024Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2024Ctenophora pectinicornisCtenophora pectinicornis2024Ctenophora pectinicornisCtenophora pectinicornis2024Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2025Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2024Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2024Common Furniture BeetleAnobium punctatum2024Common Furniture BeetleAnobium punctatum2024Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2024Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2024Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024Gnophomyia viridipennisGnophomyia viridipennis2024Gnophomyia viridipennisGnophomyia viridipennis2024Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024Mnium hornum
Mnium hornum
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEvents & activities nearby
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