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Faversham Lakes Country Park

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.33154, 0.89045

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 321m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Coot, Mallard +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Coot, Mallard +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to Iwade

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Juniper Shieldbug, Scathophaga stercoraria +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Juniper Shieldbug, Scathophaga stercoraria +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Two Creeks Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to IwadeWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Swale Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 183Cycling route
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route27 m
Named routeRef 1Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath, Faversham Lakes Country Park

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath, Faversham Lakes Country Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Oare Gunpowder Works Country ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Oare Gunpowder Works Country ParkUrban park1.4 km→🦉OARE MARSHESNature reserve1.5 km→✦The site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villaHistoric site1.5 km→🦉SOUTH BANK OF THE SWALENature reserve4 km→🌱Faversham Lakes Country ParkUrban park300 m→

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