Enclosure and ring ditches 200yds (180m) ENE of Minster Laundry 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
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51.34041, 1.32815
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Speckled Bush-cricket +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Speckled Bush-cricket +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Common Feather-moss · last seen 2022; Plants — Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Common Feather-moss · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Turner & Dickens Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref T&D Local walking route
Show on map Pegwell Bay Country Park Long Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pegwell Bay Country Park Short Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Dover to Canterbury Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 170 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 170 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 561 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 561 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 61 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 61 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map N/A Cycling route 74 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 74 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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3,420 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,420 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Partridge · Water Rail · Kingfisher · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +42
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Beaver · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle +2
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Beaver Castor fiber2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Rose Fusehorn · Four-lined Horsefly
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana Four-lined Horsefly Atylotus rusticus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,420 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Partridge · Water Rail · Kingfisher · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +42
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Beaver · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle +2
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Beaver Castor fiber2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Rose Fusehorn · Four-lined Horsefly
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana Four-lined Horsefly Atylotus rusticus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025
Badger Meles meles2024
Badger Meles meles2024 