Getting here
51.35782, 0.51365
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🛝Playground 299m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ 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
- 🛝Playground 299m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Nightingale, Mediterranean Gull +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Nightingale, Mediterranean Gull +79 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +97 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +97 more · last seen 2025
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Eyebright · last seen 2024; Plants — Eyebright · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route
Rochester Riverside WalkWalking route
🚴Cycling
183 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
(A2)<>(NCN1)Cycling route
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle PathCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Capstone Mountain bike trailMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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