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Dymchurch Recreation Ground

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Starling
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Starling
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to FolkestoneWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route

Named routeRef E9International walking route

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

NCN National Route 172Cycling route

Named routeRef 172National Cycle Network

Cinque Ports CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 2Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.5 km

Named routeRef 2Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

4,092 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,092 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winterautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Jackdaw · Starling +47

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024

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Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Weasel

WeaselMustela nivalis

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2025

Western Conifer Seed Bug · Helophilus hybridus · Syritta pipiens · Batman Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus +2

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Picture-winged FlyDorycera graminum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,092 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winterautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Jackdaw · Starling +47

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Weasel

WeaselMustela nivalis

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2025

Western Conifer Seed Bug · Helophilus hybridus · Syritta pipiens · Batman Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus +2

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Picture-winged FlyDorycera graminum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 BatAndBall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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