Sturry Road Community Park
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Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.29149, 1.10878
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Iceland Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Iceland Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺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 — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dock Bug, Glow-worm, Western Conifer Seed Bug +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Black TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route▾
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
196 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 183Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Great Stour WayCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Photos
Breathing Spaces in Sturry Road Community Garden
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
14,178 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,178 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Robin · Magpie · Coot +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- CootFulica atra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Beaver · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Otter · Hedgehog +2
- BeaverCastor fiber
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BatChiroptera2025
- Grey Squirrel
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Box Bug +13
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,178 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Robin · Magpie · Coot +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- CootFulica atra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Beaver · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Otter · Hedgehog +2
- BeaverCastor fiber
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BatChiroptera2025
- Grey Squirrel
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Box Bug +13
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sciurus carolinensis2025
Sciurus carolinensis2025
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2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis2025Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis2025Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi2025Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi2025Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2025Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2025Vernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictus2025Vernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictus2025Drilus flavescensDrilus flavescens2025Drilus flavescensDrilus flavescens2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025