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Medieval saltern 800m north of Monkshill Farm, one of a group of six on Seasalter Level

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Wagtail and Carrion Crow
✦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

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Wagtail and Carrion Crow
✦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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pied Wagtail, Carrion Crow, Starling +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pied Wagtail, Carrion Crow, Starling +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eupeodes, Eristalis pertinax, Cheilosia +1 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eupeodes, Eristalis pertinax, Cheilosia +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

Augustine CaminoWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to WhitstableWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Two Creeks Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Green TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Crab & Winkle WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Crab & Winkle Way extensionCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 183Cycling route

Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route446 m

Named routeRef 1Length 446 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

29,192 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,192 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winter

2026

Pied Wagtail · Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Turnstone · Magpie +54

Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
MagpiePica pica2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CootFulica atra2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Great TitParus major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025

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Insects4 species

spring

2026

Eupeodes · Eristalis pertinax · Cheilosia · Eristalis intricaria

EupeodesEupeodes
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
CheilosiaCheilosia
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,192 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winter

2026

Pied Wagtail · Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Turnstone · Magpie +54

Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
MagpiePica pica2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CootFulica atra2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Great TitParus major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025

🐝

Insects4 species

spring

2026

Eupeodes · Eristalis pertinax · Cheilosia · Eristalis intricaria

EupeodesEupeodes
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
CheilosiaCheilosia
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Adam Hincks · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🦉SOUTH BANK OF THE SWALENature reserve2.6 km→⚽Cornwallis Circle Recreation GroundPlaying field4.6 km→🐄StainesVisitor farm4.8 km→🦉SEASALTER LEVELSNature reserve1.7 km→🌱Mount Ephraim GardensUrban park3.7 km→✦MOUNT EPHRAIMHistoric site3.7 km→

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