Capstone Farm Country Park
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Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.36094, 0.55539
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Cafe Focus — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Cafe Focus — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Rochester Riverside WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
183 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
(A2)<>(NCN1)Cycling route▾
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route▾
Main RouteCycling route214 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 214 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capstone Mountain bike trailMountain bike route▾
Photos
Capstone Farm Country Park near Gillingham
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
36,409 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
36,409 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SwiftApus apus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
🦌Mammals7 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Domestic Dog · Badger · Red Fox +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Batman Hoverfly · Firebug · Juniper Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug +16
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
36,409 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SwiftApus apus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
🦌Mammals7 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Domestic Dog · Badger · Red Fox +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Batman Hoverfly · Firebug · Juniper Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug +16
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2025Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Macrophya albicinctaMacrophya albicincta2025Macrophya albicinctaMacrophya albicincta2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Vernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictus2025Vernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictus2025Bryony LadybirdHenosepilachna argus2025Bryony LadybirdHenosepilachna argus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025UroleuconUroleucon2025UroleuconUroleucon2025Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula2025Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata2025Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata2025Cryptocephalus bipunctatusCryptocephalus bipunctatus2025Cryptocephalus bipunctatusCryptocephalus bipunctatus2025Events & activities nearby
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