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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.34021, 0.72486
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 122m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 122m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Syritta pipiens, Stag Beetle +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to IwadeWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
71 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 174Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 174National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route233 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 233 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Bassett Road, Sittingbourne
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Wildlife to spot
22,896 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,896 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Dunnock · Wren · Black-headed Gull +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- TealAnas crecca
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus scutatus · Hairy Shieldbug · Firebug · Scathophaga stercoraria +7
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,896 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Dunnock · Wren · Black-headed Gull +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- TealAnas crecca
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus scutatus · Hairy Shieldbug · Firebug · Scathophaga stercoraria +7
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas