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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.34474, 1.42231
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 145m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 145m away — 6 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Turnstone, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Turnstone, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Holly Blue, Speckled Wood +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Holly Blue, Speckled Wood +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Turner & Dickens WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef T&DLocal walking route
Pegwell Bay Country Park Long Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pegwell Bay Country Park Short Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Stonelees TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Grange Waypublic footpath · 183 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 183 mPath type: residential
67 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 route112 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route92 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route292 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 292 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route296 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 296 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Ramsgate Roadbridleway · 287 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 287 mSurface asphaltPath type: primary
Ramsgate Roadbridleway · 17 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 17 mSurface asphaltPath type: primary
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Wildlife to spot
71,869 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
71,869 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Herring Gull · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin +42
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Radde's WarblerPhylloscopus schwarzi2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Pallas's WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Brown Rat
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Lucerne Bug +6
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
71,869 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Herring Gull · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin +42
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Radde's WarblerPhylloscopus schwarzi2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Pallas's WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Brown Rat
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Lucerne Bug +6
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
