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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.15785, 1.17490
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Wren
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾The Acre Kitchen on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Wren
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾The Acre Kitchen on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Wren, Blackbird +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Pheasant, Wren, Blackbird +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +99 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km▾
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
N/ACycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 16Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 16Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,576 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,576 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Wren · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush +31
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐝Insects8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rhyzobius lophanthae · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Black-horned Gem · Ferdinandea cuprea +3
- Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita
- Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea
- Malthinus seriepunctatusMalthinus seriepunctatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,576 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Wren · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush +31
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐝Insects8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rhyzobius lophanthae · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Black-horned Gem · Ferdinandea cuprea +3
- Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita
- Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea
- Malthinus seriepunctatusMalthinus seriepunctatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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