Jackey Bakers Recreation Ground
32 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome32 ha
Getting here
51.35254, 1.39541
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ 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 179m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦45+ 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 179m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Dunnock +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Dunnock +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Feathered Ranunculus, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Large Yellow Underwing +103 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Turner & Dickens WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef T&DLocal walking route
Pegwell Bay Country Park Long Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pegwell Bay Country Park Short Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Stonelees TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
85 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route170 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route131 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route112 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route92 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route292 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 292 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,347 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,347 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Collared Dove +29
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · House Mouse
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- House MouseMus musculus
🐝Insects38 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Box Bug +33
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- Pea-leaf Weevil
Silver-moss
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,347 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Collared Dove +29
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · House Mouse
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- House MouseMus musculus
🐝Insects38 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Box Bug +33
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- Pea-leaf Weevil
Silver-moss
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sitona lineatus
Sitona lineatus
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Isochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensiSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleLucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatusLucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatusLepinotus patruelisLepinotus patruelisLepinotus patruelisLepinotus patruelisLedra auritaLedra auritaLedra auritaLedra auritaSummer ChaferAmphimallon solstitialeSummer ChaferAmphimallon solstitialeBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumPsyllipsocus ramburiiPsyllipsocus ramburiiPsyllipsocus ramburiiPsyllipsocus ramburiiRambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatusRambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusFirebugPyrrhocoris apterusFirebugPyrrhocoris apterusElder AphidAphis (Aphis) sambuciElder AphidAphis (Aphis) sambuciMecinus pyrasterMecinus pyrasterMecinus pyrasterMecinus pyrasterVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaAsiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis2024Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024MelanostomaMelanostoma2024MelanostomaMelanostoma2024Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2024Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2024Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024Biphyllus lunatusBiphyllus lunatus2024Biphyllus lunatusBiphyllus lunatus2024Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2023Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2023Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023