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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.19445, 1.13728
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Elham Valley Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map Miner's Way Trail Walking route 43.5 km ▾
Named route Length 43.5 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Via Francigena - 01 part Great Britain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref VF International walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Canterbury Outer Ring Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United Kingdom Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV5 International cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 982 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 982 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 26 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 26 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 41 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 41 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
About this nature reserve Jumping Downs is a 6-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Canterbury, South East England. This small site includes grassy areas and scrubland, hosting butterflies and birdlife, with simple paths for visitors.
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Wildlife to spot
19,219 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,219 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Chaffinch +31
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Skylark Alauda arvensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Raven Corvus corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Linnet Linaria cannabina Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor House Martin Delichon urbicum 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Stoat
Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Stoat Mustela erminea Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Juniper Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Orsillus depressus +43
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,219 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Chaffinch +31
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Skylark Alauda arvensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Raven Corvus corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Linnet Linaria cannabina Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor House Martin Delichon urbicum 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Stoat
Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Stoat Mustela erminea Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Juniper Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Orsillus depressus +43
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis2025
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Pneumia Pneumia
Pneumia Pneumia
Issus Issus
Issus Issus
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Black-bellied Clusterfly Pollenia amentaria
Black-bellied Clusterfly Pollenia amentaria
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Melanotus villosus Melanotus villosus2025
Melanotus villosus Melanotus villosus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Cardiastethus fasciiventris Cardiastethus fasciiventris2025
Cardiastethus fasciiventris Cardiastethus fasciiventris2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Hybos Hybos2025
Hybos Hybos2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Delicate Apple Capsid Malacocoris chlorizans2025
Delicate Apple Capsid Malacocoris chlorizans2025
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata2025
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2025
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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