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51.19621, 1.02247
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hawfinch, Mediterranean Gull, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hawfinch, Mediterranean Gull, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Brimstone, Peacock +231 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Brimstone, Peacock +231 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bent, Yorkshire-fog, Field Scabious +39 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Common Bent, Yorkshire-fog, Field Scabious +39 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Primrose Rust · last seen 2019; Fungi — Primrose Rust · last seen 2019
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Wye National Nature Reserve Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Canterbury Outer Ring Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map Pilgrims Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 982 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 982 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 18 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
2,349 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,349 records · National Biodiversity Network Hawfinch · Mediterranean Gull · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Chiffchaff +27
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Daubenton's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Pine Marten · Grey Squirrel +3
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Pine Marten Martes martes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Volucella bombylans · Hairy Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket +26
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Bent · Bedstraw · Oxeye Daisy · Yarrow · Common Sorrel +19
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Bedstraw Galium Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Yarrow Achillea millefolium Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,349 records · National Biodiversity Network Hawfinch · Mediterranean Gull · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Chiffchaff +27
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Daubenton's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Pine Marten · Grey Squirrel +3
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Pine Marten Martes martes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Volucella bombylans · Hairy Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket +26
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Bent · Bedstraw · Oxeye Daisy · Yarrow · Common Sorrel +19
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Bedstraw Galium Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Yarrow Achillea millefolium Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2024
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2024
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2024 Volucella inflata
Volucella inflata
Volucella inflata
Volucella inflata
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Phania funesta Phania funesta
Phania funesta Phania funesta
Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis
Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Ringed Tigress Athalia circularis
Ringed Tigress Athalia circularis
Byturus ochraceus Byturus ochraceus
Byturus ochraceus Byturus ochraceus
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes
Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca
Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Red-horned Cardinal Click Beetle Ampedus rufipennis
Red-horned Cardinal Click Beetle Ampedus rufipennis
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Hornet Vespa crabro2024
Hornet Vespa crabro2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Brachypalpoides lentus Brachypalpoides lentus2024
Brachypalpoides lentus Brachypalpoides lentus2024
Leiopus linnei/nebulosus Leiopus linnei/nebulosus2024
Leiopus linnei/nebulosus Leiopus linnei/nebulosus2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Hedgerow Spinner Pamphilius sylvaticus2024
Hedgerow Spinner Pamphilius sylvaticus2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Northern Dung Beetle Agoliinus lapponum2023
Northern Dung Beetle Agoliinus lapponum2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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