Small Hythe Cricket Ground
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.05432, 0.69164
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Starling
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 177m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Starling
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 177m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Starling, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Starling, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Lesser Stag Beetle +108 more · last seen 2026
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 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route346 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 346 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route16 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
10,104 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,104 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummer
2026▾
House Sparrow · Blue Tit · House Martin · Starling · Robin +33
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Field Vole · Brown Long-eared Bat
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Lesser Stag Beetle +33
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,104 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummer
2026▾
House Sparrow · Blue Tit · House Martin · Starling · Robin +33
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Field Vole · Brown Long-eared Bat
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Lesser Stag Beetle +33
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dock Bug
Dock Bug
Coreus marginatus2025
Coreus marginatus2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024OcysOcysOcysOcysViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegi2025Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegi2025Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus2025Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2025Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025AphidAphididae2025AphidAphididae2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis2025Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2025Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2025Helops caeruleusHelops caeruleus2024Helops caeruleusHelops caeruleus2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024