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Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.34609, 1.02688
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Resident 174m away — 18 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Resident 174m away — 18 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Collared Dove, Blue Tit +92 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Collared Dove, Blue Tit +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Shrill Carder Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly +84 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Shrill Carder Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Red Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Black Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to Iwade Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Cranleigh Gardens public footpath · 28 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 28 m Path type: residential
Show on map Bellevue Road public footpath · 411 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 411 m Path type: residential
Show on map St. Andrew's Close public footpath · 106 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 106 m Path type: residential
Show on map 84 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Crab & Winkle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Crab & Winkle Way extension Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 183 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 183 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Crab & Winkle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Alexandra Road (CW54A) restricted byway · 192 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 192 m Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
10,454 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,454 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Starling · Oystercatcher · House Sparrow +40
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes luniger · Batman Hoverfly · Meadow Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax +39
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,454 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Starling · Oystercatcher · House Sparrow +40
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes luniger · Batman Hoverfly · Meadow Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax +39
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Xanthandrus comtus Xanthandrus comtus2025
Xanthandrus comtus Xanthandrus comtus2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Mesosa nebulosa Mesosa nebulosa
Mesosa nebulosa Mesosa nebulosa
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum2025
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Eristalinus aeneus Eristalinus aeneus2025
Eristalinus aeneus Eristalinus aeneus2025
Sphaerophoria rueppellii Sphaerophoria rueppellii2025
Sphaerophoria rueppellii Sphaerophoria rueppellii2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Thecophora Thecophora2025
Thecophora Thecophora2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi2025
Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Picture-winged Fly Dorycera graminum2025
Picture-winged Fly Dorycera graminum2025
Abia aenea/lonicerae Abia aenea/lonicerae2025
Abia aenea/lonicerae Abia aenea/lonicerae2025
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus2025
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus2025 