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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Thanet Getting here
51.36639, 1.41610
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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 🅿️ The Co-op 91m away — 4 car parks within reach, toilets nearby 🌤️ 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 🅿️ The Co-op 91m away — 4 car parks within reach, toilets nearby £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🚻 Toilets
🦉 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 — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Rock Dove +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Rock Dove +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee +97 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee +97 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Turner & Dickens Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref T&D Local walking route
Show on map Pegwell Bay Country Park Long Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pegwell Bay Country Park Short Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to Ramsgate Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Tippledore Lane public footpath · 393 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 393 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Saint Peter's Footpath public footpath · 754 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 754 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Shallows Road public footpath · 4 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 4 m Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map 74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 170 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 170 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 131 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 131 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 112 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 112 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 92 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 92 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 292 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 292 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hopeville Avenue bridleway · 30 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 30 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Hopeville Avenue bridleway · 81 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 81 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Shallows Road byway open to all traffic · 53 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 53 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Shallows Road byway open to all traffic · 22 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 22 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Shallows Road byway open to all traffic · 313 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 313 m Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map Photos Archway in St.Peter's Church Cemetery
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Wildlife to spot
29,611 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,611 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Robin · Herring Gull · Blue Tit · Magpie +39
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Bats
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Bats Vespertilionidae 🐝 Insects 34 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Limnephilus marmoratus · Birch Shieldbug +29
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Bramble · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss +6
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Wavy Beard-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,611 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Robin · Herring Gull · Blue Tit · Magpie +39
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Bats
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Bats Vespertilionidae 🐝 Insects 34 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Limnephilus marmoratus · Birch Shieldbug +29
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Bramble · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss +6
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Wavy Beard-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina
Isochnus sequensi Isochnus sequensi2025
Isochnus sequensi Isochnus sequensi2025
Tephrochlamys tarsalis Tephrochlamys tarsalis2025
Tephrochlamys tarsalis Tephrochlamys tarsalis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis2025
Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis2025
Tipula obsoleta Tipula obsoleta2025
Tipula obsoleta Tipula obsoleta2025
Tipula signata Tipula signata2025
Tipula signata Tipula signata2025
Limnephilus decipiens Limnephilus decipiens2025
Limnephilus decipiens Limnephilus decipiens2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Lucerne Bug Adelphocoris lineolatus2025
Lucerne Bug Adelphocoris lineolatus2025
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2025
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2025
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Didymodon sinuosus
Didymodon sinuosus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis
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