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Public accessDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
51.14787, 1.26566
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 151m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 151m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km▾
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route▾
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
85 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1 Dover to CanterburyCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Scotland Commonbyway open to all traffic · 2.6 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 2.6 kmPath type: track
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Kearsney Court, Russell Gardens
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Wildlife to spot
75,395 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
75,395 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit · Robin · Coot +17
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
🦌Mammals1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria +10
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
75,395 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit · Robin · Coot +17
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
🦌Mammals1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria +10
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
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