Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.15596, 1.18147
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Wren +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Wren +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Green-veined White +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km▾
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
N/ACycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 16Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 16Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,037 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,037 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Wren · Dunnock · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Song Thrush +29
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Adder
Sitaris muralis · Cheilosia impressa · Lesser Stag Beetle · Black-horned Gem · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle +4
- Sitaris muralisSitaris muralis
- Cheilosia impressaCheilosia impressa
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita
- Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
- Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea
- Malthinus seriepunctatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,037 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Wren · Dunnock · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Song Thrush +29
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Adder
Sitaris muralis · Cheilosia impressa · Lesser Stag Beetle · Black-horned Gem · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle +4
- Sitaris muralisSitaris muralis
- Cheilosia impressaCheilosia impressa
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita
- Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
- Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea
- Malthinus seriepunctatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Malthinus seriepunctatus
Malthinus seriepunctatus
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Events & activities nearby
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