Garden of St Mary de Castro 0 ha
🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.27629, 1.07663
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Oasis Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Oasis Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Anthracite Bee-fly +81 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Anthracite Bee-fly +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Red Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Black Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Via Francigena - 01 part Great Britain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref VF International walking route
Show on map Biggleswade Passage public footpath · 154 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 154 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 207 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 183 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 183 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Great Stour Way Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Pilgrims Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
16,371 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,371 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Kingfisher · Jay +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🦌 Mammals 11 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Rat +6
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Badger Meles meles Field Vole 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Box Bug · Batman Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 10-spot Ladybird Capillary Thread-moss
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,371 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Kingfisher · Jay +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🦌 Mammals 11 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Rat +6
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Badger Meles meles Field Vole 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Box Bug · Batman Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 10-spot Ladybird Capillary Thread-moss
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Microtus agrestis
Microtus agrestis
Beaver Castor fiber
Beaver Castor fiber
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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