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KIDBROOKE PARK

66 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome66 ha

Getting here

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: KIDBROOKE PARK MICHAEL HALL RUDOLF STEINER SCHOOL

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bracken, Holly, Hard-fern +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Bibio lanigerus, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Dark Bush-cricket +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 59 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot)Walking route

Named routeRef AF-CVLocal walking route

Vanguard WayWalking route111 km

Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route

Worth WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Standen TrailWalking route

Named route

Weirwood Roadpublic footpath · 17 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 17 mPath type: service

Spring Hillpublic footpath · 237 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 237 mPath type: service

Gilham Lanepublic footpath · 81 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 81 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route

Route 21Cycling route

Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route283 m

Named routeRef 21Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route44 m

Named routeRef 21Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route40 m

Named routeRef 21Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route12 m

Named routeRef 21Length 12 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths

Chapel Lanebyway open to all traffic · 15 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 15 mSurface pavedPath type: residential

Forester's Linkbridleway · 224 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 224 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway

Highgate Roadbyway open to all traffic · 383 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 383 mSurface pavedPath type: residential

Tompsets Bankbyway open to all traffic · 594 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 594 mPath type: unclassified

Station Roadbridleway · 55 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 55 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

35,770 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

35,770 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2026

Redwing · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin +47

RedwingTurdus iliacus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great TitParus major2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Fallow Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Fallow DeerDama dama

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

Bibio lanigerus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Orange Ladybird

Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

🌿

Plants7 species

spring

2026

Cape Thread-moss · Flagellate Feather-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Overleaf Pellia · Lateral Cryphaea +2

Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare
Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre
Polytrichum commune s.str.

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

35,770 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2026

Redwing · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin +47

RedwingTurdus iliacus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great TitParus major2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Fallow Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Fallow DeerDama dama

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

Bibio lanigerus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Orange Ladybird

Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

🌿

Plants7 species

spring

2026

Cape Thread-moss · Flagellate Feather-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Overleaf Pellia · Lateral Cryphaea +2

Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare
Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre
Polytrichum commune s.str.

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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