Getting here
51.39379, 0.52595
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Wagon Stop Canteen — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Wagon Stop Canteen — a good base for a longer summer day out
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Long-winged Cone-head +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Long-winged Cone-head +14 more · last seen 2025
Easy access
Good match
parking, toilets
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
1066 Harold's WayWalking route
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km
Strood Community TrailWalking route
Bath Hard LaneWalking route
Chattenden Woods WalkWalking route
🚴Cycling
215 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Heron TrailCycling route
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle PathCycling route
Alternative RouteCycling route
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
(A2)<>(NCN1)Cycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Capstone Mountain bike trailMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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