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Reculver Country Park

217 ha

📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome217 ha

Getting here

51.37622, 1.18165

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Reculver Country Park 497m away

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Reculver Country Park 497m away

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Woodpigeon +98 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Woodpigeon +98 more · last seen 2026; Mudflats priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus torvus +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Strong match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable; Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to WhitstableWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Wantsum WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Oyster Bay Trailpublic footpath · 26 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 26 mSurface concrete:platesPath type: cycleway

Oyster Bay Trailpublic footpath · 43 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 43 mSurface grass_paverPath type: cycleway

Northern Sea Wallpublic footpath · 116 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 116 mSurface concrete:platesPath type: cycleway

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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route682 m

Named routeRef 15Length 682 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route2.5 km

Named routeRef 15Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 15Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass

N/ACycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 15Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

N/ACycling route295 m

Named routeRef 15Length 295 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

29,053 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,053 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds60 species

autumn

2026

House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +55

House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
CootFulica atra
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025

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Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

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Insects5 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Harlequin Ladybird · Cheilosia vernalis · 22-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cheilosia vernalisCheilosia vernalis
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,053 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

autumn

2026

House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +55

House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
CootFulica atra
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Harlequin Ladybird · Cheilosia vernalis · 22-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cheilosia vernalisCheilosia vernalis
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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