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51.42388, 0.77354
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▾ 🐦 58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Starling 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 294m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Starling 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 294m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Starling, Jackdaw +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rock Dove, Starling, Jackdaw +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Shrill Carder Bee, Cordicollis instabilis, Firebug +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Shrill Carder Bee, Cordicollis instabilis, Firebug +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Cemetery — local history and memorials
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to Grain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to Woolwich Walking route 76 km ▾
Named route Ref ECP Length 76 km National walking route
Show on map Sheppey Light Railway Greenway public footpath · 827 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 827 m Surface gravel Path type: path
Show on map Sheppey Light Railway Greenway public footpath · 197 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 197 m Surface gravel Path type: path
Show on map 59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 174 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 174 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4 m ▾
Named route Ref 174 Length 4 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 174 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6 m ▾
Named route Ref 174 Length 6 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 174 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 483 m ▾
Named route Ref 174 Length 483 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,970 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,970 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Magpie · Robin · Black-headed Gull +42
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Egret Egretta garzetta Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redshank Tringa totanus Swift Apus apus Rock Dove Columba livia Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Tit Parus major Sanderling Calidris alba Brent Goose Branta bernicla Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Rook Corvus frugilegus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Common Gull Larus canus Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Water Vole · Rabbit · Hedgehog
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Shrill Carder Bee · Cordicollis instabilis · Firebug · Broad Centurion · Marmalade Hoverfly +15
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum2024 Cordicollis instabilis Cordicollis instabilis2024 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Sphaerophoria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,970 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Magpie · Robin · Black-headed Gull +42
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Egret Egretta garzetta Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redshank Tringa totanus Swift Apus apus Rock Dove Columba livia Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Tit Parus major Sanderling Calidris alba Brent Goose Branta bernicla Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Rook Corvus frugilegus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Common Gull Larus canus Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Water Vole · Rabbit · Hedgehog
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Shrill Carder Bee · Cordicollis instabilis · Firebug · Broad Centurion · Marmalade Hoverfly +15
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum2024 Cordicollis instabilis Cordicollis instabilis2024 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Sphaerophoria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphaerophoria2024
Sphaerophoria2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Myrmica sabuleti Myrmica sabuleti2024
Myrmica sabuleti Myrmica sabuleti2024
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus2024
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus2024
Small Striped Flea Beetle Phyllotreta undulata2024
Small Striped Flea Beetle Phyllotreta undulata2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Violet Carpenter Bee Xylocopa violacea2024
Violet Carpenter Bee Xylocopa violacea2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2023
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2023
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2023
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2023
Eupeodes Eupeodes2023
Eupeodes Eupeodes2023
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023 