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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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — European walking route E9, Rye to Dover passes nearby ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — European walking route E9, Rye to Dover passes nearby ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ 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 — Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +153 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee +153 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E9, Rye to Dover
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · last seen 2023; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 172 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 172 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 622 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 622 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 280 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 280 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 290 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 290 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 74 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 74 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,110 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,110 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Song Thrush +50
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Swift Apus apus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Common Gull Larus canus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Little Egret Egretta garzetta Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Marsh Frog
Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Glow-worm · Harlequin Ladybird · Emerald Damselfly · 14-spot Ladybird · Box Bug +11
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,110 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Song Thrush +50
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Swift Apus apus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Common Gull Larus canus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Little Egret Egretta garzetta Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Marsh Frog
Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Glow-worm · Harlequin Ladybird · Emerald Damselfly · 14-spot Ladybird · Box Bug +11
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea2025
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Obscure Mompha Mompha jurassicella2024
Obscure Mompha Mompha jurassicella2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024