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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026

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 — Lesser Emperor, Speckled Bush-cricket, Black-tailed Skimmer +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lesser Emperor, Speckled Bush-cricket, Black-tailed Skimmer +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Fallacious Beard-moss, Whitish Feather-moss +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Fallacious Beard-moss, Whitish Feather-moss +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

Augustine CaminoWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

1066 Harold's WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 17Cycling route

Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network

NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route172 m

Named routeRef 17Length 172 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route170 m

Named routeRef 17Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route855 m

Named routeRef 17Length 855 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

31,320 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,320 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

summer

2026

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Dunnock +50

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

summer

2025

Red Fox · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit +3

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
HorseEquus ferus

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2025

Lesser Emperor · Speckled Bush-cricket · Black-tailed Skimmer · Field Grasshopper · Scarce Chaser +16

Lesser EmperorAnax parthenope
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Scarab ShieldbugThyreocoris scarabaeoides
Rufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufus
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Stripe-winged GrasshopperStenobothrus lineatus
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator

🌿

Plants7 species

summer

2025

Pointed Spear-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Great Plait-moss +2

Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,320 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

summer

2026

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Dunnock +50

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

summer

2025

Red Fox · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit +3

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
HorseEquus ferus

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2025

Lesser Emperor · Speckled Bush-cricket · Black-tailed Skimmer · Field Grasshopper · Scarce Chaser +16

Lesser EmperorAnax parthenope
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Scarab ShieldbugThyreocoris scarabaeoides
Rufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufus
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Stripe-winged GrasshopperStenobothrus lineatus
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator

🌿

Plants7 species

summer

2025

Pointed Spear-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Great Plait-moss +2

Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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