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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Swale Getting here
51.27264, 0.88486
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 193m away — 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 193m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eristalis tenax +173 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eristalis tenax +173 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to Iwade Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 183 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 183 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 48 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 48 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 111 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 111 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 226 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 226 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
2,951 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,951 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +11
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Swollen-thighed Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus · Dotted Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly +23
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus Syrphus2025 Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Dune Thread-moss · Common Pincushion · Streaky Feather-moss · Tender Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss +16
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Streaky Feather-moss Brachythecium glareosum Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,951 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +11
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Swollen-thighed Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus · Dotted Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly +23
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus Syrphus2025 Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Dune Thread-moss · Common Pincushion · Streaky Feather-moss · Tender Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss +16
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Streaky Feather-moss Brachythecium glareosum Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Anthracite Bee-fly Anthrax anthrax2025
Anthracite Bee-fly Anthrax anthrax2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Phania funesta Phania funesta2025
Phania funesta Phania funesta2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Phania Phania2025
Phania Phania2025
Wheat Stem Borer Cephus pygmeus2025
Wheat Stem Borer Cephus pygmeus2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Phasia obesa Phasia obesa2025
Phasia obesa Phasia obesa2025
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae2025
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae2025
Empis livida Empis livida2025
Empis livida Empis livida2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grimmia pulvinata
Grimmia pulvinata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Narrow-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens gracilifolius
Narrow-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens gracilifolius
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum
Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis 