Getting here
51.31615, 0.85655
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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
- ✦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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route34 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route48 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
14,656 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,656 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CootFulica atra
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Onthophagus coenobita · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Firebug +9
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Onthophagus coenobitaOnthophagus coenobita2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Hairy Shieldbug
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Bifid Crestwort
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,656 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CootFulica atra
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Onthophagus coenobita · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Firebug +9
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Onthophagus coenobitaOnthophagus coenobita2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Hairy Shieldbug
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Bifid Crestwort
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dolycoris baccarum2025
Dolycoris baccarum2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025