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Getting here
51.22189, 0.43513
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️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
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Banded Demoiselle, Meadow Brown +55 more · last seen 2024
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Floating Pennywort, Himalayan Balsam +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Scenic Green Trail Section 1Walking route6.4 km▾
Named routeRef SGT1Length 6.4 kmLocal walking route
Scenic Green Trail Stage 3Walking route8.8 km▾
Named routeRef SGT3Length 8.8 kmLocal walking route
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km▾
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 178Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,380 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,380 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Coot · Little Grebe · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwiftApus apus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wavy Beard-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Pointed Spear-moss +24
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,380 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Coot · Little Grebe · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwiftApus apus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wavy Beard-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Pointed Spear-moss +24
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wood Bristle-moss
Wood Bristle-moss
Lewinskya affinis
Lewinskya affinis
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfoliaJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfoliaSquirrel-tail MossLeucodon sciuroidesSquirrel-tail MossLeucodon sciuroidesCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeLong-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratumLong-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratumHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii