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Getting here
51.24591, 0.55304
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Beard-moss, Wavy Beard-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
Scenic Green Trail Stage 3Walking route8.8 km▾
Named routeRef SGT3Length 8.8 kmLocal walking route
Scenic Green Trail Stage 4Walking route12 km▾
Named routeRef SGT4Length 12 kmLocal walking route
Scenic Green Trail Section 7Walking route13.6 km▾
Named routeRef SGT7Length 13.6 kmLocal walking route
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 19 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 19Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 178Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route280 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 280 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
16,531 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,531 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Collared Dove · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Starling +32
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common GullLarus canus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Stenophylax permistus · Dryomyza anilis · Hairy Shieldbug · Tipula oleracea · Corizus hyoscyami +18
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2025
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
- Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Red Beard-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Wavy Beard-moss · Common Feather-moss · Cape Thread-moss +29
- Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Wood Bristle-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,531 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Collared Dove · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Starling +32
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common GullLarus canus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Stenophylax permistus · Dryomyza anilis · Hairy Shieldbug · Tipula oleracea · Corizus hyoscyami +18
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2025
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
- Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Red Beard-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Wavy Beard-moss · Common Feather-moss · Cape Thread-moss +29
- Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Wood Bristle-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Bombadier BeetleBrachinus crepitans2025Bombadier BeetleBrachinus crepitans2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Green DrakeEphemera danica2025Green DrakeEphemera danica2025Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Notonecta (Notonecta) viridisNotonecta (Notonecta) viridis2025Notonecta (Notonecta) viridisNotonecta (Notonecta) viridis2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025River SkaterAquarius najas2025River SkaterAquarius najas2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Dixa nebulosaDixa nebulosa2025Dixa nebulosaDixa nebulosa2025Dacne bipustulataDacne bipustulata2025Dacne bipustulataDacne bipustulata2025Ptinella denticollisPtinella denticollis2025Ptinella denticollisPtinella denticollis2025Lewinskya affinis
Lewinskya affinis
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaStreaky Feather-mossBrachythecium glareosumStreaky Feather-mossBrachythecium glareosum