Cranbrook Farm Shop & Nursery
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.08170, 0.52062
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turtle Dove and Raven
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turtle Dove and Raven
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café⛺Campsite🅿️Parking🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Turtle Dove, Raven, Firecrest +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Red Fox, Badger, Rabbit +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Large White, Gatekeeper +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Two-horned Pincerwort +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Play TrailWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km▾
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route187 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 187 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Photos
Charity Farm Oast, Swattenden Lane, Cranbrook, Kent
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
4,812 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,812 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTurtle Dove · Raven · Firecrest · Song Thrush · Goldcrest +42
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- RavenCorvus corax
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SwiftApus apus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Yellow-necked Mouse · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Vine Weevil · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Scymnus suturalis · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +19
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
- Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Dock Bug
Whitish Feather-moss
- Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,812 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTurtle Dove · Raven · Firecrest · Song Thrush · Goldcrest +42
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- RavenCorvus corax
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SwiftApus apus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Yellow-necked Mouse · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Vine Weevil · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Scymnus suturalis · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +19
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
- Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Dock Bug
Whitish Feather-moss
- Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coreus marginatus
Coreus marginatus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumDolichovespula mediaDolichovespula mediaDolichovespula mediaDolichovespula mediaLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodes16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Events & activities nearby
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