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Thanington Recreation Ground

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 111m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 111m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

5 activities

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 — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Anthracite Bee-fly, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +131 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Anthracite Bee-fly, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +131 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Capillary Thread-moss · last seen 2026; Plants — Capillary Thread-moss · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 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

🚴

Cycling

207 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

Wildlife to spot

15,274 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,274 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

autumn

2026

House Sparrow · Mallard · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +41

House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
CootFulica atra
DunnockPrunella modularis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025

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Mammals8 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Mole · Field Vole · Hazel Dormouse +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
MoleTalpa europaea
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects11 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis pertinax +6

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Hairy Shieldbug

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Capillary Thread-moss

Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,274 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

autumn

2026

House Sparrow · Mallard · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +41

House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
CootFulica atra
DunnockPrunella modularis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Mole · Field Vole · Hazel Dormouse +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
MoleTalpa europaea
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects11 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis pertinax +6

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Hairy Shieldbug

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Capillary Thread-moss

Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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