Officers' Recreation Ground
Getting here
51.38770, 0.53099
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 194m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 194m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025
Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +58 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route
Rochester Riverside WalkWalking route
🚴Cycling
211 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
(A2)<>(NCN1)Cycling route
Heron TrailCycling route
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle PathCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Capstone Mountain bike trailMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
Photos
Bridge over Chatham Lines leading to Officers Tennis Club, Brompton
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