Sturry Road Community Park
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.29217, 1.11128
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 262m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 262m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dock Bug, Norfolk Aeshna, Azure Damselfly +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Black TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route▾
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
188 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 183Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Great Stour WayCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Photos
Rhododendrons at the edge of Sturry Road Community Park
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
14,563 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,563 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Dunnock · Great Tit · Moorhen · Blue Tit +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CootFulica atra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Beaver · Otter · Hedgehog · Bat · Red Fox +1
- BeaverCastor fiber
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BatChiroptera2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Dock Bug · Syrphus · Ectophasia crassipennis · Cherry Slugworm +11
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis
- Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi
- Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea
- Vernal Shieldbug
Sweet Violet
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,563 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Dunnock · Great Tit · Moorhen · Blue Tit +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CootFulica atra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Beaver · Otter · Hedgehog · Bat · Red Fox +1
- BeaverCastor fiber
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BatChiroptera2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Dock Bug · Syrphus · Ectophasia crassipennis · Cherry Slugworm +11
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis
- Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi
- Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea
- Vernal Shieldbug
Sweet Violet
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Peribalus strictus
Peribalus strictus
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctariaJersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctariaDrilus flavescensDrilus flavescensDrilus flavescensDrilus flavescensEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoria7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRiband WaveIdaea aversataRiband WaveIdaea aversata