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Slough Fort

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Starling
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 133m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Starling
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 133m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dainty Damselfly, Firebug · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dainty Damselfly, Firebug · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

Curlews, Convicts & ContrabandWalking route

Named route

Hoo Peninsula PathWalking route

Named route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km

Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Heron TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 179National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route11 m

Named routeRef 179Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route373 m

Named routeRef 179Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route649 m

Named routeRef 179Length 649 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route41 m

Named routeRef 179Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route177 m

Named routeRef 179Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

24,293 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,293 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

summerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Starling · Magpie · Collared Dove · Carrion Crow +40

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TealAnas crecca
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GreenfinchChloris chloris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,293 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

summerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Starling · Magpie · Collared Dove · Carrion Crow +40

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TealAnas crecca
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GreenfinchChloris chloris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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🐄The Fenn Bell Conservation ProjectVisitor farm4.6 km→🌱Leigh Beck ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Cross ParkUrban park600 m→✦Slough Fort and wing batteriesHistoric site0 m→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1 km→

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