Moated site and associated fields, 460m north east of Pickney Bush Farm 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
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Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Moated site scheduled monument
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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Tree Sparrow +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Tree Sparrow +94 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to Folkestone Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 172 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 172 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cinque Ports Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 14.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 14.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,368 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,368 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tree Sparrow · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Raven · Little Egret +7
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Raven Corvus corax Little Egret Egretta garzetta Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Marsh Frog
Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Bumblebee +19
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024 Bumblebee Bombus2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,368 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tree Sparrow · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Raven · Little Egret +7
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Raven Corvus corax Little Egret Egretta garzetta Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Marsh Frog
Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Bumblebee +19
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024 Bumblebee Bombus2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Large Garden Bumblebee Bombus ruderatus2024
Large Garden Bumblebee Bombus ruderatus2024
Mining bee Andrena2024
Mining bee Andrena2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Agapanthia cardui Agapanthia cardui
Agapanthia cardui Agapanthia cardui
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2023
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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