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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Folkestone and Hythe Getting here
51.09910, 1.17334
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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 on site — 20 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 on site — 20 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 — Wren, Dunnock, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Dunnock, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Meadow Grasshopper +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E9, Rye to Dover
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 44 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map Corridors to the countryside Walking route ▾
Follow the kestrel to the Downs Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to Folkestone Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map Crete Road West public footpath · 10 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 10 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Lord Cornwallis Court public footpath · 5 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 5 m Path type: residential
Show on map 84 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Canal Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cinque Ports Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map Seafront Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map to Folkestone West Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
27,240 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,240 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Firecrest · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Wren +47
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Red Fox
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Field Grasshopper · Blue-winged Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket +40
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Blue-winged Grasshopper Oedipoda caerulescens2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,240 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Firecrest · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Wren +47
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Red Fox
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Field Grasshopper · Blue-winged Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket +40
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Blue-winged Grasshopper Oedipoda caerulescens2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina2025
Palomena prasina2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Biphyllus lunatus Biphyllus lunatus
Biphyllus lunatus Biphyllus lunatus
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus
Hop Root Weevil Mitoplinthus caliginosus
Hop Root Weevil Mitoplinthus caliginosus
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Sphaerosoma pilosum Sphaerosoma pilosum
Sphaerosoma pilosum Sphaerosoma pilosum
Anommatus Anommatus
Anommatus Anommatus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2025
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2025
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2025
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Byturus Byturus2025
Byturus Byturus2025
Oedemera Oedemera2025
Oedemera Oedemera2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2025
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2025
Pollenia Pollenia2025
Pollenia Pollenia2025
Beosus maritimus Beosus maritimus2025
Beosus maritimus Beosus maritimus2025
Phania funesta Phania funesta2025
Phania funesta Phania funesta2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Tawny Cockroach Ectobius pallidus2025
Tawny Cockroach Ectobius pallidus2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Xanthogramma citrofasciatum Xanthogramma citrofasciatum2025
Xanthogramma citrofasciatum Xanthogramma citrofasciatum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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