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Getting here
51.20720, 0.80030
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 146m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 146m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +41 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Rabbit, Hazel Dormouse +15 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +71 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Amanita Wridog, Torth Felen, Ambarelo'r Bwgan +65 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Fens & Dragonflys WalkWalking route▾
40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Comma TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Orange Tip TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route477 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 477 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Photos
Kissing Gate to Charing Alderbed Meadow
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Wildlife to spot
2,146 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,146 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · House Sparrow +20
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Slow-worm
🐝Insects30 species
springsummer
2026▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket · Greater Bulb-Fly · Syritta pipiens +25
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,146 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · House Sparrow +20
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Slow-worm
🐝Insects30 species
springsummer
2026▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket · Greater Bulb-Fly · Syritta pipiens +25
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas