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51.36485, 1.44144
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▾ 🐦 97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turnstone and Herring Gull 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Vere Road Car Park 208m away — 10 car parks within reach, toilets nearby 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turnstone and Herring Gull 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Vere Road Car Park 208m away — 10 car parks within reach, toilets nearby £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Turnstone, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +94 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Turnstone, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, 7-spot Ladybird, Firebug +75 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, 7-spot Ladybird, Firebug +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Turner & Dickens Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref T&D Local walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to Ramsgate Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National 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 Nelson Place public footpath · 33 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 33 m Path type: service
Show on map 63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 131 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 131 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 112 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 112 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 92 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 92 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 292 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 292 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 296 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 296 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface pavementslabs
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Church Road restricted byway · 87 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 87 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Photos Holmes Park Recreational Ground
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Wildlife to spot
16,928 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,928 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Turnstone · Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Fulmar · Oystercatcher +43
Turnstone Arenaria interpres Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Magpie Pica pica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Bats
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Bats Vespertilionidae2025 🐝 Insects 35 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Limnephilus marmoratus · Birch Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug +30
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,928 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Turnstone · Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Fulmar · Oystercatcher +43
Turnstone Arenaria interpres Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Magpie Pica pica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Bats
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Bats Vespertilionidae2025 🐝 Insects 35 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Limnephilus marmoratus · Birch Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug +30
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina
Tephrochlamys tarsalis Tephrochlamys tarsalis2025
Tephrochlamys tarsalis Tephrochlamys tarsalis2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis2025
Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis2025
Tipula obsoleta Tipula obsoleta2025
Tipula obsoleta Tipula obsoleta2025
Tipula signata Tipula signata2025
Tipula signata Tipula signata2025
Limnephilus decipiens Limnephilus decipiens2025
Limnephilus decipiens Limnephilus decipiens2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2025
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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