Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
51.33740, 1.40807
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Turnstone
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Turnstone
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Turnstone, Blackbird +85 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Turnstone, Blackbird +85 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Bumblebee +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Turner & Dickens WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef T&DLocal walking route
Pegwell Bay Country Park Long Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pegwell Bay Country Park Short Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bell Cottagespublic footpath · 36 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 36 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Greenfinches Mewspublic footpath · 181 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 181 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Chatham Passagepublic footpath · 72 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 72 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route170 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route112 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route92 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route292 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 292 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route296 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 296 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Path through Ellington Park, Ramsgate
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