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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
51.36800, 1.12388
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 179m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 179m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, House Sparrow +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, House Sparrow +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to WhitstableWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Wantsum WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Chestfield WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Cooper's Hillpublic footpath · 19 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 19 mPath type: service
31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route19 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 15Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass
N/ACycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 15Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
N/ACycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 15Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
N/ACycling route66 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Shelter, Herne Bay Memorial Park
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Wildlife to spot
12,069 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,069 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springwinter
2026▾
House Sparrow · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Herring Gull · Turnstone +19
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
🦌Mammals12 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Rat · House Mouse +7
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- House MouseMus musculus
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis pertinax · 10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +31
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Syrphus torvus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,069 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springwinter
2026▾
House Sparrow · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Herring Gull · Turnstone +19
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
🦌Mammals12 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Rat · House Mouse +7
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- House MouseMus musculus
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis pertinax · 10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +31
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Syrphus torvus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusMystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025EupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Miridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatus2025Miridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisNalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Moss Carder BeeBombus muscorum2025Moss Carder BeeBombus muscorum2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2025Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2025Anthracite Bee-flyAnthrax anthrax2025Anthracite Bee-flyAnthrax anthrax2025Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025