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Reculver Country Park

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕HatHats Coffee Company — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕HatHats Coffee Company — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Mute Swan +59 more · last seen 2026; Coastal cliffs — seabirds and cliff-nesting species

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Mute Swan +59 more · last seen 2026; Maritime cliff and slope priority habitat

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to WhitstableWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Wantsum WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Oyster Bay Trailpublic footpath · 1 km

Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 kmSurface grass_paverPath type: cycleway

Oyster Bay Trailpublic footpath · 235 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 235 mSurface grass_paverPath type: cycleway

🚴

Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route803 m

Named routeRef 15Length 803 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route682 m

Named routeRef 15Length 682 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route17 m

Named routeRef 15Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

N/ACycling route2.5 km

Named routeRef 15Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 15Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass

Wildlife to spot

30,563 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,563 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

autumn

2026

House Sparrow · Robin · Mute Swan · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +57

House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
CootFulica atra
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐝

Insects5 species

springautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,563 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

autumn

2026

House Sparrow · Robin · Mute Swan · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +57

House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
CootFulica atra
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐝

Insects5 species

springautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Kemp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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