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Group of ring ditches 400yds (360m) NW of Great Brooks End Farm

9 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsHeritageWildlife

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

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51.37077, 1.28675

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦114+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦114+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant +111 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant +111 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Box Bug, Common Darter, Firebug +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Historic gardens

Good match

Historic site with public access

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 10 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

King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to WhitstableWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Wantsum WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route61 m

Named routeRef 15Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

N/ACycling route74 m

Named routeRef 15Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route62 m

Named routeRef 15Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

N/ACycling route82 m

Named routeRef 15Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface cobbles

N/ACycling route212 m

Named routeRef 15Length 212 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Great Brooksend Farmbridleway · 370 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 370 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

25,922 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,922 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Brent Goose +55

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
MagpiePica pica
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Shore LarkEremophila alpestris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,922 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Brent Goose +55

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
MagpiePica pica
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Shore LarkEremophila alpestris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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