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Places › England › South East › Thanet Getting here
51.38363, 1.38384
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Mill Lane 195m away — 20 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 🅿️ Mill Lane 195m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 — Herring Gull, Turnstone, Carrion Crow +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Turnstone, Carrion Crow +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Swartz's Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Dune Thread-moss +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Swartz's Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Dune Thread-moss +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Turner & Dickens Walk
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 22 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 Saint Peter's Footpath public footpath · 173 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 173 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Osborne Terrace public footpath · 52 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 52 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Anchor Hill public footpath · 52 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 52 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 57 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 112 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 112 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 92 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 92 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 292 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 292 m National Cycle Network On-road 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
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Wildlife to spot
11,656 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,656 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jay · Carrion Crow · Robin +40
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Varied Carpet Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss +5
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Redshank Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,656 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jay · Carrion Crow · Robin +40
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Varied Carpet Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss +5
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Redshank Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ceratodon purpureus
Ceratodon purpureus
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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