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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.33415, 1.16136
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 219m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 219m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Wren, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Wood Bristle-moss · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss · last seen 2026
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route 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 58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Dover to Canterbury Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 300 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 300 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 39 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 39 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 57 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 57 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos The Entrance Porch and Spire of Holy Cross Church in Hoath
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Wildlife to spot
17,033 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,033 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Wren · Great Tit +30
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Beaver · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Hedgehog +4
Beaver Castor fiber Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Adder
Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Darter · Norfolk Aeshna · Glow-worm · Varied Carpet Beetle +26
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Tillus elongatus Tillus elongatus Wood Bristle-moss
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,033 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Wren · Great Tit +30
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Beaver · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Hedgehog +4
Beaver Castor fiber Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Adder
Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Darter · Norfolk Aeshna · Glow-worm · Varied Carpet Beetle +26
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Tillus elongatus Tillus elongatus Wood Bristle-moss
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Ptinus sexpunctatus Ptinus sexpunctatus
Ptinus sexpunctatus Ptinus sexpunctatus
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2025
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Agapanthia cardui Agapanthia cardui2025
Agapanthia cardui Agapanthia cardui2025
Cow Wheat Shieldbug Adomerus biguttatus2025
Cow Wheat Shieldbug Adomerus biguttatus2025
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus2025
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus2025
Ampedus balteatus Ampedus balteatus2025
Ampedus balteatus Ampedus balteatus2025
Curculio venosus Curculio venosus2025
Curculio venosus Curculio venosus2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Asparagus Beetle Crioceris asparagi2025
Asparagus Beetle Crioceris asparagi2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 