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St Peter's Recreation Ground

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.36841, 1.42844

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Great Black-backed Gull
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
☕Rosie Lea Tea — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Great Black-backed Gull
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
☕Rosie Lea Tea — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Gannet +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Gannet +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Playing field

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Western Conifer Seed Bug +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Western Conifer Seed Bug +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Turner & Dickens WalkWalking route

Named routeRef T&DLocal walking route

Augustine CaminoWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to RamsgateWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to WhitstableWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Coronation Closepublic footpath · 28 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mSurface concretePath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

69 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route170 m

Named routeRef 15Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route131 m

Named routeRef 15Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route112 m

Named routeRef 15Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route92 m

Named routeRef 15Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route292 m

Named routeRef 15Length 292 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

27,174 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

27,174 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumn

2026

Turnstone · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Great Black-backed Gull · Cormorant +47

TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pallid SwiftApus pallidus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025

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Mammals3 species

autumn

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Brown Rat

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects18 species

autumn

2026

Limnephilus marmoratus · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Syrphus torvus · Scathophaga stercoraria +13

Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

27,174 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumn

2026

Turnstone · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Great Black-backed Gull · Cormorant +47

TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pallid SwiftApus pallidus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Brown Rat

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects18 species

autumn

2026

Limnephilus marmoratus · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Syrphus torvus · Scathophaga stercoraria +13

Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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