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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Thanet Getting here
51.38010, 1.35129
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 404m away — 4 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 404m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Herring Gull, Robin +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Herring Gull, Robin +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Turner & Dickens Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref T&D Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Wantsum Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 131 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 131 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 61 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 61 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map N/A Cycling route 74 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 74 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 62 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 62 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map N/A Cycling route 82 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 82 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface cobbles
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Wildlife to spot
11,057 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,057 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Robin · Wren +47
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Redshank Tringa totanus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Curlew Numenius arquata Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Whitethroat Curruca communis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Gannet Morus bassanus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Common Gull Larus canus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Brent Goose Branta bernicla Linnet Linaria cannabina Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Gadwall Mareca strepera Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swift Apus apus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly · Firebug · Syrphus torvus · Gorse Shieldbug +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly Melanophora roralis2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,057 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Robin · Wren +47
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Redshank Tringa totanus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Curlew Numenius arquata Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Whitethroat Curruca communis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Gannet Morus bassanus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Common Gull Larus canus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Brent Goose Branta bernicla Linnet Linaria cannabina Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Gadwall Mareca strepera Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swift Apus apus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly · Firebug · Syrphus torvus · Gorse Shieldbug +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly Melanophora roralis2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Philaenus Philaenus2025
Philaenus Philaenus2025
Parthenolecanium Parthenolecanium2025
Parthenolecanium Parthenolecanium2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 