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Getting here
51.31079, 0.96401
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, House Sparrow +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, House Sparrow +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Eriothrix rufomaculata, Stag Beetle +96 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Kent County Council Centenary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Crab & Winkle WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 183Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route48 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route346 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 346 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route742 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 742 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,399 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,399 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Jackdaw +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CootFulica atra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common GullLarus canus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2026▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger · Wood Mouse
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Hairy Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Eriothrix rufomaculata · 7-spot Ladybird · Stag Beetle +38
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Face Fly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,399 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Jackdaw +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CootFulica atra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common GullLarus canus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2026▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger · Wood Mouse
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Hairy Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Eriothrix rufomaculata · 7-spot Ladybird · Stag Beetle +38
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Face Fly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Musca autumnalis
Musca autumnalis
Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatusRambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatusAnt Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoidesAnt Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoidesStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaBrown ChaferSerica brunneaBrown ChaferSerica brunneaBarberry FusehornArge berberidisBarberry FusehornArge berberidisGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataGymnosoma rotundatumGymnosoma rotundatumGymnosoma rotundatumGymnosoma rotundatumBanded GeneralStratiomys potamidaBanded GeneralStratiomys potamidaTherevaTherevaTherevaTherevaDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiLarge Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalisLarge Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalisSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusStripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueriStripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueriWool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumWool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaLittle SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformisLittle SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformisAnthidium manicatum subsp. manicatumAnthidium manicatum subsp. manicatumAnthidium manicatum subsp. manicatumAnthidium manicatum subsp. manicatumHollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostreHollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostreMintho rufiventrisMintho rufiventrisMintho rufiventrisMintho rufiventrisWoundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimusWoundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimusSymmorphus bifasciatusSymmorphus bifasciatusSymmorphus bifasciatusSymmorphus bifasciatusGooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodenianaGooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodenianaSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisPill BeetleByrrhus pilulaPill BeetleByrrhus pilulaRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornisRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornisMacrophya albicinctaMacrophya albicinctaMacrophya albicinctaMacrophya albicinctaLimnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auriculaCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiSiphona geniculataSiphona geniculataSiphona geniculataSiphona geniculataCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCacoxenus indagatorCacoxenus indagatorCacoxenus indagatorCacoxenus indagator