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Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.36056, 1.10694
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 252m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 252m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, House Sparrow +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, House Sparrow +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 4 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 King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Wantsum Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Chestfield Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Crab & Winkle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Crab & Winkle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 19 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 19 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface grass
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Wildlife to spot
21,207 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,207 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Starling · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Robin +42
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Eupeodes +10
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eupeodes Eupeodes Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,207 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Starling · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Robin +42
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Eupeodes +10
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eupeodes Eupeodes Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
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