St Radegund's Abbey, Poulton 15 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › South East › Dover Getting here
51.13154, 1.25160
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Abbey scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Black-headed Gull +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Black-headed Gull +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Lateral Cryphaea · last seen 2025; Plants — Lateral Cryphaea · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Via Francigena - 01 part Great Britain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref VF International walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 84 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 Regional 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 Dover to Canterbury Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United Kingdom Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV5 International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
51,051 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 51,051 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull · Coot +19
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 15 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria +10
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 51,051 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull · Coot +19
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 15 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria +10
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum 