🌱 Urban park

Birchington (War Memorial) Recreation Ground

6 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.37114, 1.31217

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Best for

5 activities

Playgrounds

Free82%

playground, parking

Dog walks

Free78%

Dogs allowed with public access

Family friendly

Free68%

Urban park — family destination

Farm visits

Varies62%

Farm shop nearby

Picnic day out

Free62%

Urban park — open green space

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Turner & Dickens WalkWalking route▾

Named routeRef T&DLocal walking route

Augustine CaminoWalking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to RamsgateWalking route▾

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to WhitstableWalking route▾

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Wantsum WalkWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

East End Villaspublic footpath · 33 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 33 mPath type: residential

Ferndale Courtpublic footpath · 30 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 30 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route170 m▾

Named routeRef 15Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route61 m▾

Named routeRef 15Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

N/ACycling route74 m▾

Named routeRef 15Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route62 m▾

Named routeRef 15Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

N/ACycling route82 m▾

Named routeRef 15Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface cobbles

About this urban park

Birchington (War Memorial) Recreation Ground is a urban park covering 6 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

14,855 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds48 species recorded

Black-headed Gull · Fulmar · House Sparrow

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Mammals2 species recorded

Red Fox · Stoat

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Insects15 species recorded

Batman Hoverfly · Box Bug · Common Darter

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Plants1 species recorded

Bramble

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Park Road recreation ground

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

🌱 Visiting this spring

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

5 nearby · 329m

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Playground

122m away

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Farm visit

476m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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