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Getting here
51.06572, 0.85690
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 184m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 184m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hornbeam, Hyacinthoides, Bramble +7 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Regional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
NCN National Route 172Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 172National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route622 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 622 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route280 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 280 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Ruckinge Road (B2067), Hamstreet
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Wildlife to spot
45,375 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
45,375 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Wren · Blackcap +24
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · American Mink
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
- American MinkNeovison vison2024
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Meadow Brown · Ruddy Darter · Common Darter · Green-veined White · Gatekeeper +43
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
45,375 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Wren · Blackcap +24
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · American Mink
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
- American MinkNeovison vison2024
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Meadow Brown · Ruddy Darter · Common Darter · Green-veined White · Gatekeeper +43
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Comma
Comma
Polygonia c-album2024
Polygonia c-album2024
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaHornetVespa crabroHornetVespa crabroSmall WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulataTrichocera annulataTrichocera annulataSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusHazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryliHazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryliBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumGasterocercus depressirostrisGasterocercus depressirostrisGasterocercus depressirostrisGasterocercus depressirostrisHelophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridusGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiTachina luridaTachina luridaTachina luridaTachina luridaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024