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Places › England › South East › Thanet Getting here
51.33165, 1.41084
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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 ☕ Vinyl Head — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Vinyl Head — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Turnstone, Carrion Crow +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Turnstone, Carrion Crow +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +66 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Bumblebee, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sea-kale, Sea Rocket, Prickly Saltwort +17 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sea-kale, Sea Rocket, Prickly Saltwort +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Turner & Dickens Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref T&D Local walking route
Show on map Pegwell Bay Country Park Long Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pegwell Bay Country Park Short Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sion Passage public footpath · 20 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 20 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 170 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 170 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 112 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 112 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 92 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 92 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 292 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 292 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 296 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 296 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface pavementslabs
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Wildlife to spot
49,495 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 49,495 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Herring Gull · Great Tit +43
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Turnstone Arenaria interpres Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus2025 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Eristalinus aeneus · Eristalis pertinax · Cabbage Bug +14
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Eristalinus aeneus Eristalinus aeneus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 Sea-kale · Sea Rocket · Prickly Saltwort · Smooth Sow-thistle · Sea Spurge +9
Sea-kale Crambe maritima Sea Rocket Cakile maritima Prickly Saltwort Salsola kali Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Sea Spurge Euphorbia paralias Marram Ammophila arenaria Sea-holly Eryngium maritimum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 49,495 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Herring Gull · Great Tit +43
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Turnstone Arenaria interpres Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus2025 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Eristalinus aeneus · Eristalis pertinax · Cabbage Bug +14
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Eristalinus aeneus Eristalinus aeneus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 Sea-kale · Sea Rocket · Prickly Saltwort · Smooth Sow-thistle · Sea Spurge +9
Sea-kale Crambe maritima Sea Rocket Cakile maritima Prickly Saltwort Salsola kali Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Sea Spurge Euphorbia paralias Marram Ammophila arenaria Sea-holly Eryngium maritimum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Bibio johannis Bibio johannis
Bibio johannis Bibio johannis
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Lepinotus patruelis Lepinotus patruelis2025
Lepinotus patruelis Lepinotus patruelis2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Reduvius personatus Reduvius personatus2025
Reduvius personatus Reduvius personatus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Psyllipsocus ramburii Psyllipsocus ramburii2025
Psyllipsocus ramburii Psyllipsocus ramburii2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Sea-purslane Atriplex portulacoides
Sea-purslane Atriplex portulacoides
Frosted Orache Atriplex laciniata
Frosted Orache Atriplex laciniata
Rock Samphire Crithmum maritimum
Rock Samphire Crithmum maritimum
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata
Sea Couch Elymus athericus
Sea Couch Elymus athericus
Hoary Mustard Hirschfeldia incana
Hoary Mustard Hirschfeldia incana
Sand Couch Elymus junceiformis
Sand Couch Elymus junceiformis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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