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King George V Playing Field

3 ha

📷 Danny P Robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.24350, 0.52456

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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
☀️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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Red Beard-moss, Wavy Beard-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +38 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Beard-moss, Wavy Beard-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Augustine CaminoWalking route

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

Greensand WayWalking route

Named routeRef GWRegional walking route

KCC Centenary WalkWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

33 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

Wildlife to spot

27,779 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

27,779 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

autumn

2026

Wren · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Song Thrush · Dunnock +42

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CootFulica atra2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🐝

Insects2 species

springautumn

2026

Stenophylax permistus · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus

Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025

🌿

Plants33 species

winter

2025

Red Beard-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Wavy Beard-moss · Common Feather-moss · Cape Thread-moss +28

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-mossLewinskya affinis
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

27,779 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

autumn

2026

Wren · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Song Thrush · Dunnock +42

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CootFulica atra2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🐝

Insects2 species

springautumn

2026

Stenophylax permistus · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus

Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025

🌿

Plants33 species

winter

2025

Red Beard-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Wavy Beard-moss · Common Feather-moss · Cape Thread-moss +28

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-mossLewinskya affinis
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Danny P Robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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