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Places › England › South East › Folkestone and Hythe Getting here
51.01421, 0.94238
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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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Great Tit, Jackdaw, Starling +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Jackdaw, Starling +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +24 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +24 more · last seen 2024
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to Folkestone Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 172 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 172 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cinque Ports Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 14.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 14.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos St. Mary in the Marsh: St. Mary the Virgin church north aspect
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Wildlife to spot
4,169 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,169 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Blackbird +35
Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Stock Dove Columba oenas Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Rock Dove Columba livia Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Curlew Numenius arquata Little Egret Egretta garzetta Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Gull Larus canus Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Early Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Tree Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Migrant Hawker +7
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Mining bee Andrena Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,169 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Blackbird +35
Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Stock Dove Columba oenas Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Rock Dove Columba livia Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Curlew Numenius arquata Little Egret Egretta garzetta Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Gull Larus canus Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Early Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Tree Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Migrant Hawker +7
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Mining bee Andrena Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Bumblebee Bombus
Bumblebee Bombus
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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