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King George's Field

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽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

Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Peregrine +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Peregrine +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Hornet Robberfly, Great Green Bush-cricket, Firebug +160 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hornet Robberfly, Great Green Bush-cricket, Firebug +160 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

1066 Harold's WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

WealdwayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

Hoo Peninsula PathWalking route

Named route

Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km

Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

119 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 177Cycling route

Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 137Cycling route

Named routeRef 137Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 137Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

27,391 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

27,391 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds61 species

spring

2025

Mediterranean Gull · Peregrine · Little Ringed Plover · Black-headed Gull · Nightingale +56

Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus
RavenCorvus corax
HobbyFalco subbuteo
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
Barn OwlTyto alba
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LinnetLinaria cannabina
TealAnas crecca
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CootFulica atra
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
PochardAythya ferina
CuckooCuculus canorus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
DunnockPrunella modularis

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Insects22 species

summer

2025

Hornet Robberfly · Firebug · Great Green Bush-cricket · Common Darter · Shrill Carder Bee +17

Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Shrill Carder BeeBombus sylvarum
Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis
Migrant Hawker

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

27,391 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

spring

2025

Mediterranean Gull · Peregrine · Little Ringed Plover · Black-headed Gull · Nightingale +56

Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus
RavenCorvus corax
HobbyFalco subbuteo
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
Barn OwlTyto alba
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LinnetLinaria cannabina
TealAnas crecca
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CootFulica atra
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
PochardAythya ferina
CuckooCuculus canorus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
DunnockPrunella modularis

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2025

Hornet Robberfly · Firebug · Great Green Bush-cricket · Common Darter · Shrill Carder Bee +17

Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Shrill Carder BeeBombus sylvarum
Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis
Migrant Hawker

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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