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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.30181, 0.50125
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 135m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 135m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Red Fox, Daubenton's Bat +13 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Oily Waxcap, Common Cavalier, Parrot Waxcap +29 more · last seen 2020
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
Scenic Green Trail Stage 3Walking route8.8 km▾
Named routeRef SGT3Length 8.8 kmLocal walking route
Scenic Green Trail Stage 4Walking route12 km▾
Named routeRef SGT4Length 12 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
91 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 19 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 19Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 178Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route23 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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8,885 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,885 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Chiffchaff +29
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse · Daubenton's Bat +2
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐝Insects44 species
springsummer
2026▾
Large White · Small White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown +39
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
🌿Plants4 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Common Liverwort · Giant Hogweed · Bank Haircap · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,885 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Chiffchaff +29
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse · Daubenton's Bat +2
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐝Insects44 species
springsummer
2026▾
Large White · Small White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown +39
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
🌿Plants4 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Common Liverwort · Giant Hogweed · Bank Haircap · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
BatChiroptera2024BatChiroptera20247-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis2025Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiRhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2025Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2025Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2025Water Stick InsectRanatra (Ranatra) linearis2025Water Stick InsectRanatra (Ranatra) linearis2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Polistes dominulaPolistes dominula2025Polistes dominulaPolistes dominula202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2025Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Psyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxini2024Psyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxini2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Ablattaria laevigataAblattaria laevigata2024Ablattaria laevigataAblattaria laevigata2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024