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Red House Farm

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 374m away — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 374m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Feathered Ranunculus, Lunar Underwing +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Feathered Ranunculus, Lunar Underwing +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 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

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Cycling

84 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 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

Wildlife to spot

20,733 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,733 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

autumn

2025

Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin +65

BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BuzzardButeo buteo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Rock DoveColumba livia
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Common GullLarus canus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
SiskinSpinus spinus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
SwiftApus apus2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RavenCorvus corax
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2020

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Mammals6 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Brown Rat +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2020
House MouseMus musculus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects65 species

autumn

2025

Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Yellow Underwing · Lunar Underwing · Setaceous Hebrew Character · Black Rustic +60

Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
Feathered RanunculusPolymixis lichenea2019
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019
L-album WainscotMythimna l-album2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2019
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2019
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2019
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023
Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2020
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2020
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020
Clancy's RusticCaradrina kadenii2019
Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2019
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2020
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2020
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2019
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2019
Isochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensi
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus
Ledra auritaLedra aurita
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2024
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
Biphyllus lunatusBiphyllus lunatus2024
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2022
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2020
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2020
Agrypnia variaAgrypnia varia2020
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019
PeacockAglais io2019
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Least CarpetIdaea rusticata2019
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2019
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019
Scarce Bordered StrawHelicoverpa armigera2019
Cypress PugEupithecia phoeniceata2019

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2022

Japanese Knotweed

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,733 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

autumn

2025

Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin +65

BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BuzzardButeo buteo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Rock DoveColumba livia
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Common GullLarus canus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
SiskinSpinus spinus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
SwiftApus apus2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RavenCorvus corax
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2020

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Brown Rat +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2020
House MouseMus musculus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects65 species

autumn

2025

Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Yellow Underwing · Lunar Underwing · Setaceous Hebrew Character · Black Rustic +60

Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
Feathered RanunculusPolymixis lichenea2019
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019
L-album WainscotMythimna l-album2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2019
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2019
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2019
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023
Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2020
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2020
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020
Clancy's RusticCaradrina kadenii2019
Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2019
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2020
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2020
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2019
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2019
Isochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensi
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus
Ledra auritaLedra aurita
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2024
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
Biphyllus lunatusBiphyllus lunatus2024
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2022
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2020
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2020
Agrypnia variaAgrypnia varia2020
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019
PeacockAglais io2019
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Least CarpetIdaea rusticata2019
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2019
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019
Scarce Bordered StrawHelicoverpa armigera2019
Cypress PugEupithecia phoeniceata2019

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2022

Japanese Knotweed

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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