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North Foreland Golf Course

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📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 264m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 264m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

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7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Carrion Crow +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Carrion Crow +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Turner & Dickens WalkWalking route

Named routeRef T&DLocal walking route

Augustine CaminoWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to RamsgateWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to WhitstableWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route131 m

Named routeRef 15Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route112 m

Named routeRef 15Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route92 m

Named routeRef 15Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route292 m

Named routeRef 15Length 292 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route296 m

Named routeRef 15Length 296 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs

Wildlife to spot

42,240 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

42,240 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumn

2026

Oystercatcher · Turnstone · Stonechat · Fulmar · Pied Wagtail +49

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Pallid SwiftApus pallidus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Great TitParus major
Common GullLarus canus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025

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Insects8 species

springautumnwinter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Syrphus torvus · Common Bluebottle · Tephrochlamys tarsalis +3

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina
Tephrochlamys tarsalisTephrochlamys tarsalis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

42,240 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumn

2026

Oystercatcher · Turnstone · Stonechat · Fulmar · Pied Wagtail +49

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Pallid SwiftApus pallidus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Great TitParus major
Common GullLarus canus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025

🐝

Insects8 species

springautumnwinter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Syrphus torvus · Common Bluebottle · Tephrochlamys tarsalis +3

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina
Tephrochlamys tarsalisTephrochlamys tarsalis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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