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Getting here
51.13795, 0.79498
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- 🌿Foraging 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
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +52 more · last seen 2024; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Dilated Scalewort +25 more · last seen 2018
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Fens & Dragonflys WalkWalking route▾
Bogs & Giants WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Sundews & Views WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Regional cycle route
Brimstone TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Comma TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Orange Tip TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,549 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,549 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Great Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Kestrel +42
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2023▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2024▾
Gatekeeper · Small White · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Small Heath +12
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,549 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Great Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Kestrel +42
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2023▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2024▾
Gatekeeper · Small White · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Small Heath +12
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Migrant Hawker
Migrant Hawker
Aeshna mixta
Aeshna mixta
Common DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaHornetVespa crabroHornetVespa crabroRed AdmiralVanessa atalantaRed AdmiralVanessa atalantaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge WhitePieris brassicaeLarge WhitePieris brassicaeSmall CopperLycaena phlaeasSmall CopperLycaena phlaeasOrange-tipAnthocharis cardaminesOrange-tipAnthocharis cardaminesCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleraceaCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleraceaFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata