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Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.36878, 1.09506
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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 🛝 Playground 194m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 194m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Starling +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Starling +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Epistrophe eligans, 10-spot Ladybird +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Epistrophe eligans, 10-spot Ladybird +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to Iwade Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Wantsum Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Chestfield Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 71 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Crab & Winkle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Crab & Winkle Way extension Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Crab & Winkle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 94 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 94 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Seaview Holiday Park restricted byway · 591 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 591 m Surface paved Path type: service
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Wildlife to spot
21,910 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,910 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Herring Gull · Starling · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove +45
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Magpie Pica pica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Epistrophe eligans · 2-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Eupeodes · 10-spot Ladybird +5
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eupeodes Eupeodes 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,910 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Herring Gull · Starling · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove +45
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Magpie Pica pica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Epistrophe eligans · 2-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Eupeodes · 10-spot Ladybird +5
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eupeodes Eupeodes 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 