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Quex Park settlements

16 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

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51.36990, 1.33317

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Magpie +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Magpie +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, 7-spot Ladybird, Red Mason Bee +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, 7-spot Ladybird, Red Mason Bee +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia · last seen 2024; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Turner & Dickens WalkWalking route

Named routeRef T&DLocal walking route

Augustine CaminoWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to RamsgateWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to WhitstableWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Wantsum WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Ursuline Drivepublic footpath · 67 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 67 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route170 m

Named routeRef 15Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route131 m

Named routeRef 15Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route61 m

Named routeRef 15Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

N/ACycling route74 m

Named routeRef 15Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route62 m

Named routeRef 15Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

14,258 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,258 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

spring

2026

Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · House Sparrow · Magpie +53

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Stoat

StoatMustela erminea

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2025

Firebug · Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Issus coleoptratus +7

FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Hawthorn Shieldbug

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,258 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

spring

2026

Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · House Sparrow · Magpie +53

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Stoat

StoatMustela erminea

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2025

Firebug · Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Issus coleoptratus +7

FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Hawthorn Shieldbug

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Rick Ryder · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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