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The Butts Recreation Ground

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.27585, 1.33406

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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 130m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Magpie +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Magpie +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Spotted-winged Drosophila +25 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Spotted-winged Drosophila +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Common Cord-moss +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Common Cord-moss +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional 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
Pegwell Bay Country Park Long Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pegwell Bay Country Park Short Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1 Dover to CanterburyCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route561 m
Named routeRef 1Length 561 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route352 m
Named routeRef 1Length 352 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 1Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Blue TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Butts stream from the footbridge leading to the cricket and recreation ground on the left

📷 pam fray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Butts stream from the footbridge leading to the cricket and recreation ground on the left

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Butts Recreation GroundUrban park100 m→⛪St Clement's ChurchReligious grounds700 m→🐄Algar LodgeVisitor farm5 km→✦Sandwich town walls: section from Woodnesborough Gate to Canterbury GateHistoric site100 m→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds500 m→✦The Fisher GateHistoric site700 m→

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