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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › South East › Swale Getting here
51.31502, 0.86782
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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 141m 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 141m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 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 +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, Stag Beetle +94 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, Stag Beetle +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Allotments
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Two Creeks Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to Iwade Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Swale Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 183 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 183 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 34 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 34 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Photos Junction on St Nicholas Road
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Wildlife to spot
30,447 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,447 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Collared Dove · Wren · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Firebug · 2-spot Ladybird +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Hairy Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Common Liverwort · Bifid Crestwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,447 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Collared Dove · Wren · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Firebug · 2-spot Ladybird +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Hairy Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Common Liverwort · Bifid Crestwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dolycoris baccarum2025
Dolycoris baccarum2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025 