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Getting here
51.09745, 0.53644
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Golden Treats by EDI — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Golden Treats by EDI — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: Church of St Dunstan; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Swift, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route40 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Singletrack Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
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St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook
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Wildlife to spot
9,982 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,982 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Blue Tit · Robin +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SwiftApus apus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Yellow-necked Mouse · Roe Deer
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Nephus quadrimaculatus · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Scymnus suturalis · 7-spot Ladybird +15
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Darter
Silver-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Common Feather-moss · Bifid Crestwort · Whitish Feather-moss +34
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
- Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,982 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Blue Tit · Robin +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SwiftApus apus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Yellow-necked Mouse · Roe Deer
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Nephus quadrimaculatus · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Scymnus suturalis · 7-spot Ladybird +15
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Darter
Silver-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Common Feather-moss · Bifid Crestwort · Whitish Feather-moss +34
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
- Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumDolichovespula mediaDolichovespula mediaDolichovespula mediaDolichovespula mediaEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodes16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus2023Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus2023Grimmia pulvinata
Grimmia pulvinata
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfoliaJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfoliaSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSlender Stubble-mossGyroweisia tenuisSlender Stubble-mossGyroweisia tenuisCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2024Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2024Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2024Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2024Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2024Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2024Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2024Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2024Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2024Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2024Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2024Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2024Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2024White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2024Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2024Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2024Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2024Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2024Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2024Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2024Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2024Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2024Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024