WALDERSHARE PARK
✦ Ancient woodland325 ha
Plan your visit
🌳Ancient🦅Birds💜Bluebells
Public accessDogs welcome325 ha
Getting here
51.18496, 1.27030
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
11 activities🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
💜Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Rabbit, Hedgehog, Badger +12 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Eyebright, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2022
Historic site with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km▾
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route▾
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
North Downs Waypublic footpath · 1.3 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.3 kmSurface groundPath type: footway
North Downs Waypublic footpath · 1.6 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.6 kmSurface groundPath type: footway
North Downs Waypublic footpath · 351 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 351 mPath type: footway
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
Skylark TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route262 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 16Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
About this historic site
Grade II registered historic park and garden
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
North Downs Way in Waldershare Park
Photos
North Downs Way in Waldershare Park
✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,510 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,510 records · NBN AtlasBlackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch
+53 more speciesHide species list
All 58 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2016
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
- RavenCorvus corax2016
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2016
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
- CuckooCuculus canorus2016
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
- Rock DoveColumba livia2020
- SwiftApus apus2019
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2018
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2017
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2016
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2016
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2016
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2016
- CootFulica atra2016
🦌Mammals15 species
springsummer
2025Rabbit · Hedgehog · Badger · Wood Mouse · Red Fox
+10 more speciesHide species list
All 15 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- BadgerMeles meles
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025Slow-worm · Grass Snake
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025Common Frog · Frog
Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Comma · Small White · Large White
+59 more speciesHide species list
All 64 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2022Bluebell · Eyebright · Japanese Knotweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,510 records · NBN AtlasBlackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch
+53 more speciesHide species list
All 58 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2016
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
- RavenCorvus corax2016
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2016
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
- CuckooCuculus canorus2016
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
- Rock DoveColumba livia2020
- SwiftApus apus2019
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2018
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2017
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2016
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2016
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2016
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2016
- CootFulica atra2016
🦌Mammals15 species
springsummer
2025Rabbit · Hedgehog · Badger · Wood Mouse · Red Fox
+10 more speciesHide species list
All 15 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- BadgerMeles meles
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025Slow-worm · Grass Snake
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025Common Frog · Frog
Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Comma · Small White · Large White
+59 more speciesHide species list
All 64 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2022Bluebell · Eyebright · Japanese Knotweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eurasian Serotine
Eurasian Serotine
Cnephaeus serotinus2022
Cnephaeus serotinus2022
MoleTalpa europaea2019MoleTalpa europaea2019BatChiroptera2022BatChiroptera2022Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2022Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2022Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023Brown RatRattus norvegicus2022Brown RatRattus norvegicus2022Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2022Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2022Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2022Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2022Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022Green-veined White
Green-veined White
Pieris napi2019
Pieris napi2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2016Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2016Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2016RingletAphantopus hyperantus2016PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2016Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2016Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2020Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella20207-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20197-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2022Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2022Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2019Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2019Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2016Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2016Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2016Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2016WallLasiommata megera2015WallLasiommata megera2015Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Jet AntLasius fuliginosus2023Jet AntLasius fuliginosus2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2023Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2022Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2022Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2022Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2022Liparus coronatusLiparus coronatus2022Liparus coronatusLiparus coronatus2022Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2022Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2022Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2022Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2022Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2021Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2021Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2020Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2020Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2019Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Silver-spotted SkipperHesperia comma2019Silver-spotted SkipperHesperia comma2019Dock BugCoreus marginatus2017Dock BugCoreus marginatus2017Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2017Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2017Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2017Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2017Large Garden BumblebeeBombus ruderatus2016Large Garden BumblebeeBombus ruderatus2016French Red UnderwingCatocala elocata2015French Red UnderwingCatocala elocata2015Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2015Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2015HornetVespa crabro2015HornetVespa crabro2015Events & activities nearby
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