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Eastgate Gardens

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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51.38745, 0.50664

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Moat House Christian Bookshop & Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Moat House Christian Bookshop & Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToiletsFarm visit

Best for

11 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

Augustine CaminoWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route

Main Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & WoodsWalking route1.8 km

Named routeLength 1.8 kmDuration 00:45Point-to-pointLocal walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

208 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 177Cycling route

Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network

(A2)<>(NCN1)Cycling route

Named route

Heron TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 179National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 17Cycling route

Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Capstone Mountain bike trailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

25,401 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,401 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Herring Gull +27

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025

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Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species

Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus

🐝

Insects4 species

winterspring

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
SyrphusSyrphus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,401 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Herring Gull +27

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species

Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus

🐝

Insects4 species

winterspring

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
SyrphusSyrphus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

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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