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Dane Park

17 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

51.38497, 1.39313

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turnstone and Herring Gull
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 129m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turnstone and Herring Gull
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 129m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Turnstone, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Turnstone, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Bumblebee +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Turner & Dickens WalkWalking route

Named routeRef T&DLocal walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to WhitstableWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Saint Peter's Footpathpublic footpath · 173 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 173 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

Anchor Hillpublic footpath · 33 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 33 mPath type: service

Osborne Terracepublic footpath · 52 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 52 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route131 m

Named routeRef 15Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route112 m

Named routeRef 15Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route92 m

Named routeRef 15Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route292 m

Named routeRef 15Length 292 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route62 m

Named routeRef 15Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Saint Peter's Footpathbridleway · 96 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 96 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

21,353 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,353 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumn

2026

Turnstone · Fulmar · Carrion Crow · Jay · Robin +50

TurnstoneArenaria interpres
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Grey Seal

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2025

🐝

Insects3 species

winterautumn

2026

Varied Carpet Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird

Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025

🌿

Plants10 species

autumn

2025

Swartz's Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Wavy Beard-moss · Redshank +5

Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Hornschuch's Beard-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,353 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumn

2026

Turnstone · Fulmar · Carrion Crow · Jay · Robin +50

TurnstoneArenaria interpres
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Grey Seal

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2025

🐝

Insects3 species

winterautumn

2026

Varied Carpet Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird

Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025

🌿

Plants10 species

autumn

2025

Swartz's Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Wavy Beard-moss · Redshank +5

Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Hornschuch's Beard-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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