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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 474m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 474m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to Woolwich

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Ruddy Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ruddy Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

Curlews, Convicts & ContrabandWalking route

Named route

Hoo Peninsula PathWalking route

Named route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km

Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Heron TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 179National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route11 m

Named routeRef 179Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route177 m

Named routeRef 179Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route28 m

Named routeRef 179Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route630 m

Named routeRef 179Length 630 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

25,051 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,051 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

summerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Starling · Collared Dove · Carrion Crow · Magpie +40

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TealAnas crecca
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GreenfinchChloris chloris

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Ruddy Darter · Common Darter · Southern Migrant Hawker · Migrant Hawker

Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,051 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

summerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Starling · Collared Dove · Carrion Crow · Magpie +40

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TealAnas crecca
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GreenfinchChloris chloris

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Ruddy Darter · Common Darter · Southern Migrant Hawker · Migrant Hawker

Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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