Memorial Field Playing Field
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🧺Picnic
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
51.25655, 1.01973
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Mallard, Tufted Duck +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Playing field
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Playing field — open space for a simple picnic
Free
Birds — Coot, Mallard, Tufted Duck +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Lesser Stag Beetle, Banded Demoiselle +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 15 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
Great Stour Waypublic footpath · 339 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 339 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Great Stour Waypublic footpath · 423 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 423 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
161 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
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Great Stour WayCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
53,531 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
53,531 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2026▾
House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Starling · Collared Dove +41
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CootFulica atra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- SquirrelSciurus2025
Glow-worm · Locust Blowfly · Southern Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Dock Bug +10
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Locust BlowflyStomorhina lunata
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
- Baccha elongataBaccha elongata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
53,531 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2026▾
House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Starling · Collared Dove +41
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CootFulica atra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- SquirrelSciurus2025
Glow-worm · Locust Blowfly · Southern Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Dock Bug +10
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Locust BlowflyStomorhina lunata
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
- Baccha elongataBaccha elongata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas