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Hollingbourne Meadows

18 ha

📷 Stacey Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

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51.26053, 0.63402

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Village Hall Parking 186m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Village Hall Parking 186m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Coot, Jackdaw, Mute Swan +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Jackdaw, Mute Swan +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Meadow Grasshopper, Speckled Bush-cricket +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Meadow Grasshopper, Speckled Bush-cricket +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 38 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Augustine CaminoWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route

Scenic Green Trail Stage 4Walking route12 km

Named routeRef SGT4Length 12 kmLocal walking route

Scenic Green Trail Section 7Walking route13.6 km

Named routeRef SGT7Length 13.6 kmLocal walking route

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 17Cycling route

Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route321 m

Named routeRef 17Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.8 km

Named routeRef 17Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route5 m

Named routeRef 17Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 17Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,440 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,440 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds53 species

springwinter

2026

Jackdaw · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Coot +48

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
White-winged Black TernChlidonias leucopterus2025
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

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Mammals9 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole +4

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea2025

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Insects8 species

summer

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Speckled Bush-cricket +3

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Stripe-winged GrasshopperStenobothrus lineatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,440 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

springwinter

2026

Jackdaw · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Coot +48

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
White-winged Black TernChlidonias leucopterus2025
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🦌

Mammals9 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole +4

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea2025

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Speckled Bush-cricket +3

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Stripe-winged GrasshopperStenobothrus lineatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stacey Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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