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Rickhamfields Fruit Farm

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
🐾Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
🐾Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Farm visit

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Farm visits

Strong match

Farm shop

Varies

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Syrphus ribesii, Batman Hoverfly, Tachina fera +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus ribesii, Batman Hoverfly, Tachina fera +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 174Cycling route

Named routeRef 174National Cycle Network

Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route460 m

Named routeRef 1Length 460 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route691 m

Named routeRef 1Length 691 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route25 m

Named routeRef 1Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

100,458 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

100,458 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2025

Great Tit · Robin · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +27

Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BuzzardButeo buteo
RookCorvus frugilegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedshankTringa totanus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2026

Hedgehog · Badger

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

100,458 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2025

Great Tit · Robin · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +27

Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BuzzardButeo buteo
RookCorvus frugilegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedshankTringa totanus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2026

Hedgehog · Badger

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A huddle of hens under a buddleia by Church View Farm

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