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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Dogs welcome 32 ha
Getting here
51.12857, 1.32277
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Dover Castle Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Dover Castle Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out ☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Jackdaw +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: DOVER CASTLE; Historic site
Free
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Jackdaw +78 more · last seen 2026; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡 Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Via Francigena - 01 part Great Britain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref VF International walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 91 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Dover to Canterbury Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United Kingdom Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV5 International cycle route
Show on map Photos Church and Roman Lighthouse, Dover Castle
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Wildlife to spot
21,281 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,281 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Oedemera femoralis · 7-spot Ladybird · Liophloeus tessulatus · Syrphus torvus · Eristalis tenax +3
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,281 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Oedemera femoralis · 7-spot Ladybird · Liophloeus tessulatus · Syrphus torvus · Eristalis tenax +3
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. 