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Oxenden Square

2 ha

📷 Chris Whippet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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51.37013, 1.11829

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Beach Street Car Park 287m away — 8 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Beach Street Car Park 287m away — 8 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· PaidToilets

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 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

🚴

Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route

Crab & Winkle WayCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

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

Wildlife to spot

19,796 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,796 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Starling · Turnstone +45

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RedshankTringa totanus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Common GullLarus canus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
GannetMorus bassanus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CurlewNumenius arquata
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SanderlingCalidris alba
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterautumn

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · House Mouse · Hedgehog

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
House MouseMus musculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winter

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects16 species

spring

2026

Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Eristalis pertinax +11

Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
EupeodesEupeodes
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,796 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Starling · Turnstone +45

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RedshankTringa totanus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Common GullLarus canus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
GannetMorus bassanus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CurlewNumenius arquata
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SanderlingCalidris alba
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterautumn

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · House Mouse · Hedgehog

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
House MouseMus musculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winter

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects16 species

spring

2026

Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Eristalis pertinax +11

Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
EupeodesEupeodes
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Whippet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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