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Hemony Grove Recreation Ground

4 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

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Visiting this summer

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 203m 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 203m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Oystercatcher, Mallard +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Oystercatcher, Mallard +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Heron Trail

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

1066 Harold's WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km

Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route

Strood Community TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Bath Hard LaneWalking route

Named route

Chattenden Woods WalkWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

194 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Heron TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 179National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 17Cycling route

Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network

Alternative RouteCycling route

Named route

(A2)<>(NCN1)Cycling route

Named route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route214 m

Named routeRef 1Length 214 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

9,486 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,486 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

summer

2025

Magpie · House Sparrow · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +54

MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RedshankTringa totanus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CootFulica atra
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Rock DoveColumba livia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TealAnas crecca
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Common GullLarus canus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
CurlewNumenius arquata
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great TitParus major
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus

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Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Pachyrhinus lethierryi

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,486 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

summer

2025

Magpie · House Sparrow · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +54

MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RedshankTringa totanus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CootFulica atra
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Rock DoveColumba livia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TealAnas crecca
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Common GullLarus canus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
CurlewNumenius arquata
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great TitParus major
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Pachyrhinus lethierryi

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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