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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦118+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mediterranean Gull and Raven
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦118+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mediterranean Gull and Raven
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Raven, Peregrine +115 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Raven, Peregrine +115 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Cabbage Bug, Western Conifer Seed Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Cabbage Bug, Western Conifer Seed Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Stour Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route

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

🚴

Cycling

76 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

N/ACycling route170 m

Named routeRef 15Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route561 m

Named routeRef 1Length 561 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route112 m

Named routeRef 15Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route92 m

Named routeRef 15Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Telham Avenuebridleway · 67 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 67 mSurface concrete:platesPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

56,708 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

56,708 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

summer

2026

Peregrine · House Sparrow · Oystercatcher · Wren · Blackbird +58

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2026

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects11 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Eristalinus aeneus · Eristalis pertinax · Cabbage Bug · Bibio johannis · Eupeodes luniger +6

Eristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Bibio johannisBibio johannis
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Isochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensi2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

56,708 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

summer

2026

Peregrine · House Sparrow · Oystercatcher · Wren · Blackbird +58

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2026

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects11 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Eristalinus aeneus · Eristalis pertinax · Cabbage Bug · Bibio johannis · Eupeodes luniger +6

Eristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Bibio johannisBibio johannis
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Isochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensi2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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