Jackey Baker's Recreation Ground 1 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Thanet Getting here
51.35403, 1.39644
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 213m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 213m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Magpie +47 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 — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Yellow Underwing +125 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Yellow Underwing +125 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Turner & Dickens Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref T&D Local walking route
Show on map Pegwell Bay Country Park Long Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pegwell Bay Country Park Short Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Stonelees Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 85 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 170 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 170 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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
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Wildlife to spot
18,462 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,462 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Herring Gull +29
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · House Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes House Mouse Mus musculus 🐝 Insects 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Firebug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus +42
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syrphus Syrphus Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Silver-moss
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,462 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Herring Gull +29
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · House Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes House Mouse Mus musculus 🐝 Insects 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Firebug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus +42
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syrphus Syrphus Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Silver-moss
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pea-leaf Weevil
Pea-leaf Weevil
Sitona lineatus
Sitona lineatus
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Isochnus sequensi Isochnus sequensi
Isochnus sequensi Isochnus sequensi
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Lucerne Bug Adelphocoris lineolatus
Lucerne Bug Adelphocoris lineolatus
Lepinotus patruelis Lepinotus patruelis
Lepinotus patruelis Lepinotus patruelis
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Psyllipsocus ramburii Psyllipsocus ramburii
Psyllipsocus ramburii Psyllipsocus ramburii
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Elder Aphid Aphis (Aphis) sambuci
Elder Aphid Aphis (Aphis) sambuci
Mecinus pyraster Mecinus pyraster
Mecinus pyraster Mecinus pyraster
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis2024
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2024
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2024
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2024
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2024
Melanostoma Melanostoma2024
Melanostoma Melanostoma2024
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum2024
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum2024
Cassida vibex Cassida vibex2024
Cassida vibex Cassida vibex2024
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2024
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2024
Biphyllus lunatus Biphyllus lunatus2024
Biphyllus lunatus Biphyllus lunatus2024
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2024
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2024
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Hawthorn Leaf Beetle Lochmaea crataegi2024
Hawthorn Leaf Beetle Lochmaea crataegi2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2024
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2023
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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