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🛝Family🧺Picnic🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome150 ha
Getting here
51.39736, 0.38982
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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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
9 activities🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, picnic area, short easy loop; Country park — designed for family visits
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area; Country park — good for group day out
Dogs allowed with marked walking trails
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
1066 Harold's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Purple Circular WalkWalking route▾
Red Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound trip
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km▾
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
Strood Community TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
68 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route132 m▾
Named routeRef 177Length 132 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route964 m▾
Named routeRef 177Length 964 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route12 m▾
Named routeRef 177Length 12 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Scotland Lanebyway open to all traffic · 116 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 116 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Scotland Lanebyway open to all traffic · 3 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 3 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Scotland Lanebyway open to all traffic · 243 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 243 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Scotland Lanebyway open to all traffic · 826 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 826 mPath type: track
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Wildlife to spot
9,046 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,046 records · NBN AtlasMagpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Song Thrush
+42 more speciesHide species list
All 47 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2025Hazel Dormouse · Mole · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025Common Toad · Common Frog
🐝Insects13 species
springsummerautumn
20257-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 24-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper
+8 more speciesHide species list
All 13 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,046 records · NBN AtlasMagpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Song Thrush
+42 more speciesHide species list
All 47 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2025Hazel Dormouse · Mole · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025Common Toad · Common Frog
🐝Insects13 species
springsummerautumn
20257-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 24-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper
+8 more speciesHide species list
All 13 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
