Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.37151, 1.11508
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🚻 Toilets 230m from the site — useful for longer visits or those with young children 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🚻 Toilets 230m from the site — useful for longer visits or those with young children £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Wantsum Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Chestfield Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Crab & Winkle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 19 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 19 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface grass
Show on map N/A Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Photos Sadly, it is the end of the pier
‹ ›
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→ How useful was the information on this page?
id: aa1eea6f-3dec-4c86-b99d-f7a2bacd5205
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Wildlife to spot
19,710 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 19,710 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Starling · Turnstone +45
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Starling Sturnus vulgaris Turnstone Arenaria interpres Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Redshank Tringa totanus Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Little Egret Egretta garzetta Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Common Gull Larus canus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Gannet Morus bassanus Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Brent Goose Branta bernicla Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Sanderling Calidris alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Snipe Gallinago gallinago Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Curlew Numenius arquata Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · House Mouse · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis House Mouse Mus musculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Eupeodes +11
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eupeodes Eupeodes Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,710 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Starling · Turnstone +45
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Starling Sturnus vulgaris Turnstone Arenaria interpres Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Redshank Tringa totanus Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Little Egret Egretta garzetta Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Common Gull Larus canus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Gannet Morus bassanus Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Brent Goose Branta bernicla Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Sanderling Calidris alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Snipe Gallinago gallinago Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Curlew Numenius arquata Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · House Mouse · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis House Mouse Mus musculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Eupeodes +11
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eupeodes Eupeodes Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Promote here
