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Churchfield Allotments

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Public accessDogs welcome

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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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ 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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreeToilets

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

toilets; Allotments

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Platycheirus peltatus agg., Polydrusus formosus, Swollen-thighed Beetle +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Platycheirus peltatus agg., Polydrusus formosus, Swollen-thighed Beetle +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Eastern)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Stour Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route

North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Beech Walk & SculpturesWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wye National Nature Reserve Nature TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route

Little Chequerspublic footpath · 39 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 39 mSurface concretePath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

77 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 18Cycling route

Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network

Comma TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Orange Tip TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Peacock TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Proposed NCN National Route 18Cycling route

Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network

Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Occupation Roadbridleway · 310 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 310 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

9,915 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,915 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Robin +60

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwiftApus apus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwallowHirundo rustica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BuzzardButeo buteo
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RavenCorvus corax
Common GullLarus canus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Little OwlAthene noctua
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Rabbit · Polecat · Red Fox

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
PolecatMustela putorius2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springautumn

2025

Common Lizard · Slow-worm

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects25 species

spring

2026

Platycheirus peltatus agg. · Polydrusus formosus · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Scymnus interruptus · Tephrochlamys rufiventris +20

Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Locust BlowflyStomorhina lunata2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Frontina laetaFrontina laeta2025
Melangyna compositarum/labiatarumMelangyna compositarum/labiatarum2025
Variimorda villosaVariimorda villosa2025
Phasia obesaPhasia obesa2025
Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida2025
Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025
PipizellaPipizella2025
Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025
Uleiota planatusUleiota planatus2025
Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2025
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2025
Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum2025
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,915 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Robin +60

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwiftApus apus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwallowHirundo rustica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BuzzardButeo buteo
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RavenCorvus corax
Common GullLarus canus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Little OwlAthene noctua
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Rabbit · Polecat · Red Fox

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
PolecatMustela putorius2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springautumn

2025

Common Lizard · Slow-worm

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects25 species

spring

2026

Platycheirus peltatus agg. · Polydrusus formosus · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Scymnus interruptus · Tephrochlamys rufiventris +20

Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Locust BlowflyStomorhina lunata2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Frontina laetaFrontina laeta2025
Melangyna compositarum/labiatarumMelangyna compositarum/labiatarum2025
Variimorda villosaVariimorda villosa2025
Phasia obesaPhasia obesa2025
Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida2025
Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025
PipizellaPipizella2025
Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025
Uleiota planatusUleiota planatus2025
Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2025
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2025
Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum2025
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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