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Places › England › South East › Folkestone and Hythe Getting here
51.01267, 0.88989
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Tree Sparrow, Corn Bunting, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tree Sparrow, Corn Bunting, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map 18 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 NCN National Route 172 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 172 National Cycle Network
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 Photos Ivychurch, St. George's Church: The Eli Frith of Chapel Farm exhibition 3
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Wildlife to spot
2,706 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,706 records · National Biodiversity Network Tree Sparrow · Corn Bunting · Swallow · Wigeon · House Sparrow +38
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Ruff Calidris pugnax2024 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🦎 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 24 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee +19
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,706 records · National Biodiversity Network Tree Sparrow · Corn Bunting · Swallow · Wigeon · House Sparrow +38
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Ruff Calidris pugnax2024 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🦎 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 24 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee +19
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Small Garden Bumblebee Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus hortorum2024
Bombus hortorum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2023
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2023
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2023
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023
caddisflies Trichoptera2023
caddisflies Trichoptera2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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