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51.27824, 1.09369
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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 243m 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 243m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Stag Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +108 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Stag Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Red Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Black Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Via Francigena - 01 part Great Britain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref VF International walking route
Show on map St. Martin's Avenue public footpath · 127 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 127 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map St. Martin's Avenue public footpath · 68 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 68 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 201 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 183 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 183 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Great Stour Way Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Pilgrims Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Pilgrims Way byway open to all traffic · 143 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 143 m Path type: service
Show on map Pilgrims Way byway open to all traffic · 88 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 88 m Surface asphalt Path type: path
Show on map Pilgrims Way byway open to all traffic · 37 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 37 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Pilgrims Way byway open to all traffic · 91 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 91 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Photos The grave of Herbert and Mary Tourtel, St. Martin's Church, Canterbury
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Wildlife to spot
14,983 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,983 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Blackbird · House Sparrow +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Beaver · Hedgehog +2
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Beaver Castor fiber Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Field Vole Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 28 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Parent Bug · Dock Bug +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,983 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Blackbird · House Sparrow +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Beaver · Hedgehog +2
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Beaver Castor fiber Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Field Vole Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 28 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Parent Bug · Dock Bug +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Microtus agrestis2025
Microtus agrestis2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Birch Shieldbug
Birch Shieldbug
Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis2025
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis2025
Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi2025
Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi2025
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea2025
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus2025
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Drilus flavescens Drilus flavescens2025
Drilus flavescens Drilus flavescens2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025