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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › South East › Swale Getting here
51.32282, 0.76254
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +76 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 174 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 174 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 17 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 17 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 233 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 233 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
4,857 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,857 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Magpie +34
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Bat
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Bat Chiroptera Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Stag Beetle · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Dotted Bee-fly · Eupeodes +12
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Syrphus Syrphus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Eupeodes Eupeodes Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Southern Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,857 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Magpie +34
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Bat
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Bat Chiroptera Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Stag Beetle · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Dotted Bee-fly · Eupeodes +12
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Syrphus Syrphus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Eupeodes Eupeodes Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Southern Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nezara viridula2025
Nezara viridula2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Ptychoptera contaminata Ptychoptera contaminata2025
Ptychoptera contaminata Ptychoptera contaminata2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 