Martyrs' Field Memorial
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Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.27261, 1.07554
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Stour Press — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Stour Press — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Mallard +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Mallard +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Anthracite Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Stag Beetle +113 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Black TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route▾
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
Lime Kiln Roadpublic footpath · 196 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 196 mPath type: service
Coopers Lanepublic footpath · 71 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 71 mSurface compactedPath type: footway
Biggleswade Passagepublic footpath · 154 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 154 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
208 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 183Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Great Stour WayCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Martyrs Field Road, Canterbury
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Wildlife to spot
15,677 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,677 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Starling · Magpie · Moorhen +37
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Red Fox · Wood Mouse +2
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects13 species
springautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Box Bug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Batman Hoverfly +8
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Capillary Thread-moss
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,677 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Starling · Magpie · Moorhen +37
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Red Fox · Wood Mouse +2
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects13 species
springautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Box Bug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Batman Hoverfly +8
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Capillary Thread-moss
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse
Muscardinus avellanarius2025
Muscardinus avellanarius2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025