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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Folkestone and Hythe Getting here
50.99009, 0.89808
Open directionsv 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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings 🐕 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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings 🐕 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🦉 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 — Mute Swan, Mallard, Moorhen +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Moorhen +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to Folkestone Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 14.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 14.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,972 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,972 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mediterranean Gull · Mute Swan · Tundra Swan · Hobby · Herring Gull +49
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Little Tern Sternula albifrons2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Pintail Anas acuta2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Early Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Western Honey Bee +13
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,972 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mediterranean Gull · Mute Swan · Tundra Swan · Hobby · Herring Gull +49
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Little Tern Sternula albifrons2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Pintail Anas acuta2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Early Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Western Honey Bee +13
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers
Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024 