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Places › England › South East › Medway Getting here
51.41236, 0.51432
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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 🅿️ Parking 71m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 71m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +5 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +5 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
1066 Harold's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 km Regional walking route
Show on map Strood Community Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bath Hard Lane Walking route ▾
Chattenden Woods Walk Walking route ▾
221 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heron Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 179 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route ▾
NCN National Route 177 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map (A2)<>(NCN1) Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
16,429 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,429 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · House Sparrow · Rock Dove +43
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Buzzard Buteo buteo2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 8 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Firebug · Hornet Hoverfly +3
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Volucella inanis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,429 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · House Sparrow · Rock Dove +43
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Buzzard Buteo buteo2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 8 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Firebug · Hornet Hoverfly +3
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Volucella inanis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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