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The Allied Forces Memorial Garden

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 82m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 82m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large White, Small White, Comma +33 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large White, Small White, Comma +33 more · last seen 2024

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

Turner & Dickens WalkWalking route

Named routeRef T&DLocal walking route

Pegwell Bay Country Park Long Nature TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Pegwell Bay Country Park Short Nature TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Stonelees TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

63 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 route61 m

Named routeRef 15Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

N/ACycling route74 m

Named routeRef 15Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route62 m

Named routeRef 15Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

1,552 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,552 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds84 species

winterspring

2025

Herring Gull · Ring-necked Parakeet · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +79

Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Great TitParus major2020
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2017
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2016
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2016
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2016
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2017
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2016
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2016
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2016
SwiftApus apus2016
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2017
SiskinSpinus spinus2016
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2016
House MartinDelichon urbicum2016
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2016
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2019
CurlewNumenius arquata2016
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2016
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2016
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2016
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2016
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2016
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2016
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2016
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2016
Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus2016
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2016
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2016
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2016
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2016
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2016
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2016
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2012
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2012
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2012
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2012
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2011
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2011
CuckooCuculus canorus2011

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🐝

Insects36 species

summer

2024

Large White · Small White · Comma · Peacock · Meadow Brown +31

Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2016
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2015
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2021
Large Garden BumblebeeBombus ruderatus2020
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2019
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2019
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2018
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2018
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2017
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2017
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2016
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2014
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2013
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2013
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2013
White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2011

🌿

Plants3 species

winterspringsummer

2022

Japanese Knotweed · Bulrush · Scarlet Pimpernel

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
BulrushTypha latifolia2013
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2012

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,552 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds84 species

winterspring

2025

Herring Gull · Ring-necked Parakeet · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +79

Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Great TitParus major2020
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2017
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2016
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2016
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2016
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2017
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2016
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2016
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2016
SwiftApus apus2016
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2017
SiskinSpinus spinus2016
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2016
House MartinDelichon urbicum2016
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2016
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2019
CurlewNumenius arquata2016
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2016
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2016
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2016
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2016
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2016
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2016
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2016
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2016
Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus2016
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2016
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2016
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2016
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2016
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2016
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2016
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2012
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2012
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2012
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2012
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2011
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2011
CuckooCuculus canorus2011

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🐝

Insects36 species

summer

2024

Large White · Small White · Comma · Peacock · Meadow Brown +31

Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2016
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2015
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2021
Large Garden BumblebeeBombus ruderatus2020
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2019
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2019
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2018
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2018
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2017
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2017
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2016
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2014
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2013
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2013
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2013
White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2011

🌿

Plants3 species

winterspringsummer

2022

Japanese Knotweed · Bulrush · Scarlet Pimpernel

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
BulrushTypha latifolia2013
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2012

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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View of Manston Airport from the Allied Air Forces Memorial Garden

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