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King George's Field

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Dogs welcome

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51.25461, 1.34017

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Jackdaw +102 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Jackdaw +102 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Black-tailed Skimmer, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Lesser Emperor +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Black-tailed Skimmer, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Lesser Emperor +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Stour Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional 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

King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to RamsgateWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route561 m

Named routeRef 1Length 561 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.7 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route85 m

Named routeRef 1Length 85 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Blue TrailMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Coventon Lanebridleway · 645 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 645 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

31,183 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,183 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winter

2026

Jackdaw · Teal · Mallard · Lapwing · Woodpigeon +54

JackdawColoeus monedula
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
GadwallMareca strepera
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

springwinter

2026

Beaver

BeaverCastor fiber

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,183 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winter

2026

Jackdaw · Teal · Mallard · Lapwing · Woodpigeon +54

JackdawColoeus monedula
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
GadwallMareca strepera
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

springwinter

2026

Beaver

BeaverCastor fiber

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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