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Potyns Sports Field

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 110m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 110m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Lesser Emperor, Speckled Bush-cricket, Black-tailed Skimmer +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lesser Emperor, Speckled Bush-cricket, Black-tailed Skimmer +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 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 Section 1Walking route6.4 km

Named routeRef SGT1Length 6.4 kmLocal walking route

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km

Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

28 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 12 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route170 m

Named routeRef 17Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route855 m

Named routeRef 17Length 855 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route805 m

Named routeRef 17Length 805 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Cemetery Roadbyway open to all traffic · 232 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 232 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

49,036 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

49,036 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

autumnwinter

2026

Tufted Duck · Magpie · Mallard · Blackbird · Coot +42

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterautumn

2026

rodents · Field Vole · Rabbit

rodentsRodentia
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

49,036 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

autumnwinter

2026

Tufted Duck · Magpie · Mallard · Blackbird · Coot +42

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterautumn

2026

rodents · Field Vole · Rabbit

rodentsRodentia
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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