Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.29594, 0.95430
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🛝Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Kent County Council Centenary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bounds Lanepublic footpath · 529 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 529 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
The Crescentpublic footpath · 97 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 97 mPath type: unclassified
46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 183Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
Great Stour WayCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route395 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 395 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
14,915 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
14,915 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
House Sparrow · Pied Wagtail · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +34
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Stoat
- BadgerMeles meles
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- StoatMustela erminea2025
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Glow-worm · Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Eriothrix rufomaculata +39
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,915 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
House Sparrow · Pied Wagtail · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +34
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Stoat
- BadgerMeles meles
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- StoatMustela erminea2025
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Glow-worm · Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Eriothrix rufomaculata +39
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Face Fly
Face Fly
Musca autumnalis
Musca autumnalis
Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatusRambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatusAnt Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoidesAnt Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoidesStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaBrown ChaferSerica brunneaBrown ChaferSerica brunneaBarberry FusehornArge berberidisBarberry FusehornArge berberidisGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataGymnosoma rotundatumGymnosoma rotundatumGymnosoma rotundatumGymnosoma rotundatumBanded GeneralStratiomys potamidaBanded GeneralStratiomys potamidaTherevaTherevaTherevaTherevaDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiLarge Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalisLarge Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalisStripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueriStripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueriWool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumWool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusLittle SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformisLittle SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformisAnthidium manicatum subsp. manicatumAnthidium manicatum subsp. manicatumAnthidium manicatum subsp. manicatumAnthidium manicatum subsp. manicatumHollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostreHollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataMintho rufiventrisMintho rufiventrisMintho rufiventrisMintho rufiventrisWoundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimusWoundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimusSymmorphus bifasciatusSymmorphus bifasciatusSymmorphus bifasciatusSymmorphus bifasciatusGooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodenianaGooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodenianaSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisPill BeetleByrrhus pilulaPill BeetleByrrhus pilulaLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornisRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornisMacrophya albicinctaMacrophya albicinctaMacrophya albicinctaMacrophya albicinctaLimnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auriculaCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiSiphona geniculataSiphona geniculataSiphona geniculataSiphona geniculataCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCacoxenus indagatorCacoxenus indagatorCacoxenus indagatorCacoxenus indagatorEvents & activities nearby
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