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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Thanet Getting here
51.36705, 1.41964
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turnstone and Herring Gull 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ The Co-op 29m away — 4 car parks within reach, toilets nearby 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turnstone and Herring Gull 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ The Co-op 29m away — 4 car parks within reach, toilets nearby £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Turnstone, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +90 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Turnstone, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee +97 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee +97 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Turner & Dickens Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref T&D Local walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to Ramsgate Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Tippledore Lane public footpath · 393 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 393 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Saint Peter's Footpath public footpath · 754 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 754 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 170 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 170 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 131 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 131 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 112 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 112 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 92 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 92 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 292 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 292 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hopeville Avenue bridleway · 30 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 30 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Hopeville Avenue bridleway · 81 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 81 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Shallows Road byway open to all traffic · 22 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 22 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Shallows Road byway open to all traffic · 313 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 313 m Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map Hopeville Avenue bridleway · 23 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 23 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
20,838 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,838 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Turnstone · Oystercatcher · Robin · Herring Gull · Rock Dove +39
Turnstone Arenaria interpres Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Bats · Hedgehog
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bats Vespertilionidae Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 35 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Limnephilus marmoratus · Birch Shieldbug +30
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Bramble
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,838 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Turnstone · Oystercatcher · Robin · Herring Gull · Rock Dove +39
Turnstone Arenaria interpres Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Bats · Hedgehog
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bats Vespertilionidae Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 35 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Limnephilus marmoratus · Birch Shieldbug +30
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Bramble
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina
Isochnus sequensi Isochnus sequensi2025
Isochnus sequensi Isochnus sequensi2025
Tephrochlamys tarsalis Tephrochlamys tarsalis2025
Tephrochlamys tarsalis Tephrochlamys tarsalis2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis2025
Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis2025
Tipula obsoleta Tipula obsoleta2025
Tipula obsoleta Tipula obsoleta2025
Tipula signata Tipula signata2025
Tipula signata Tipula signata2025
Limnephilus decipiens Limnephilus decipiens2025
Limnephilus decipiens Limnephilus decipiens2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Lucerne Bug Adelphocoris lineolatus2025
Lucerne Bug Adelphocoris lineolatus2025
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2025
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2025
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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