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Places › England › South East › Thanet Getting here
51.37748, 1.37770
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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 on site — 16 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 on site — 16 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Turner & Dickens Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref T&D Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to Ramsgate Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National 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 66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 131 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 131 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 112 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 112 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 92 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 92 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 292 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 292 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 62 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 62 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
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Wildlife to spot
14,293 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,293 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Wren · Magpie +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Syrphus torvus · Gorse Shieldbug · Varied Carpet Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss +5
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Redshank Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,293 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Wren · Magpie +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Syrphus torvus · Gorse Shieldbug · Varied Carpet Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss +5
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Redshank Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ceratodon purpureus
Ceratodon purpureus
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis
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