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Medieval moated site, Quarrington Manor

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

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 — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Bluebell, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Hyacinthoides · last seen 2024; Plants — Bluebell, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Hyacinthoides · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Stour Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

Wye National Nature Reserve Nature TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route

Named routeRef E9International walking route

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

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Cycling

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 18Cycling route

Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network

Brimstone TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Comma TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Orange Tip TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Peacock TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Proposed NCN National Route 18Cycling route

Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

3,509 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,509 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird · Moorhen +70

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SwiftApus apus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2018
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2017
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2017
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2018
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2016

🦌

Mammals15 species

autumn

2026

Fallow Deer · Badger · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel +10

Fallow DeerDama dama
BadgerMeles meles2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2018
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2019
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2018
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2018
Brown HareLepus europaeus2017

🦎

Reptiles3 species

summer

2023

Grass Snake · Common Lizard · Slow-worm

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2021
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springautumn

2024

Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2017
Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2021

🐝

Insects72 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Small White · Red Admiral +67

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2018
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2018
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2017
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2018
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2022
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2022
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
WallLasiommata megera2017
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2017
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2016
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2016
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2016
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus
Tipula maximaTipula maxima2024
Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2023
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2023
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022
Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus2022
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2022
Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata2021
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2021
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2021
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2021
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2020
HornetVespa crabro2019
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2019
Lathbury's Nomad BeeNomada lathburiana2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2018
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2018
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2018
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2017
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2017
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2017
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2016
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2016
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2016
Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus2016
Chirosia grossicaudaChirosia grossicauda2016
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2016
Death-watch BeetleXestobium rufovillosum2016
Cytilus sericeusCytilus sericeus2016
Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea2016
Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus2016
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2016
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2016

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2024

Bluebell · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Hyacinthoides

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,509 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird · Moorhen +70

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SwiftApus apus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2018
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2017
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2017
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2018
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2016

🦌

Mammals15 species

autumn

2026

Fallow Deer · Badger · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel +10

Fallow DeerDama dama
BadgerMeles meles2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2018
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2019
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2018
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2018
Brown HareLepus europaeus2017

🦎

Reptiles3 species

summer

2023

Grass Snake · Common Lizard · Slow-worm

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2021
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springautumn

2024

Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2017
Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2021

🐝

Insects72 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Small White · Red Admiral +67

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2018
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2018
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2017
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2018
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2022
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2022
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
WallLasiommata megera2017
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2017
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2016
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2016
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2016
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus
Tipula maximaTipula maxima2024
Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2023
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2023
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022
Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus2022
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2022
Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata2021
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2021
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2021
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2021
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2020
HornetVespa crabro2019
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2019
Lathbury's Nomad BeeNomada lathburiana2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2018
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2018
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2018
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2017
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2017
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2017
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2016
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2016
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2016
Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus2016
Chirosia grossicaudaChirosia grossicauda2016
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2016
Death-watch BeetleXestobium rufovillosum2016
Cytilus sericeusCytilus sericeus2016
Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea2016
Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus2016
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2016
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2016

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2024

Bluebell · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Hyacinthoides

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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