Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
51.25584, 1.01804
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Mallard, Moorhen +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Moorhen +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lady's Bedstraw, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Crested Dog's-tail +23 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Lady's Bedstraw, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Crested Dog's-tail +23 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 14 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 Great Stour Way public footpath · 339 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 339 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Great Stour Way public footpath · 423 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 423 m Surface compacted Path type: cycleway
Show on map 162 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 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 NCN Regional Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Chartham, Kent - St Mary's Church
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Wildlife to spot
54,359 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 54,359 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Starling · Blackbird +41
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Swift Apus apus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Water Shrew · Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025 Squirrel Sciurus2025 Glow-worm · Locust Blowfly · Southern Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Dock Bug +10
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Cantharis livida Cantharis livida Baccha elongata Baccha elongata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 54,359 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Starling · Blackbird +41
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Swift Apus apus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Water Shrew · Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025 Squirrel Sciurus2025 Glow-worm · Locust Blowfly · Southern Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Dock Bug +10
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Cantharis livida Cantharis livida Baccha elongata Baccha elongata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epistrophe diaphana Epistrophe diaphana
Epistrophe diaphana Epistrophe diaphana
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Tachina fera Tachina fera
Tachina fera Tachina fera
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis 