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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome186 ha
Getting here
51.08689, 1.05352
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Mandarin Duck
- ✦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
- 🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Mandarin Duck
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Mandarin Duck, Hobby +102 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Mandarin Duck, Hobby +102 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to FolkestoneWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
NCN National Route 172Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 172National Cycle Network
Canal PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cinque Ports CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Folks Wood Bywaybyway open to all traffic · 858 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 858 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
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Access road to Sandling Park House
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