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Kingsdown Park Gardens

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Oystercatcher
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Lovely Jubbly Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Oystercatcher
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Lovely Jubbly Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféToilets

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Oystercatcher, Great Black-backed Gull +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Oystercatcher, Great Black-backed Gull +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Strong match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable; Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to IwadeWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to WhitstableWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Chestfield WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

81 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Crab & Winkle WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Crab & Winkle Way extensionCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Crab & Winkle WayCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route446 m

Named routeRef 1Length 446 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

164,361 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

164,361 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Starling · Black-headed Gull · Dunnock +52

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2026

Red Fox · Brown Rat

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspring

2026

Helina evecta · Pea-leaf Weevil · Mesosa nebulosa

Helina evectaHelina evecta
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Mesosa nebulosaMesosa nebulosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

164,361 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Starling · Black-headed Gull · Dunnock +52

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2026

Red Fox · Brown Rat

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspring

2026

Helina evecta · Pea-leaf Weevil · Mesosa nebulosa

Helina evectaHelina evecta
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Mesosa nebulosaMesosa nebulosa

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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