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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.21455, 1.13717
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +149 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Knapweed, Red Fescue, Crested Dog's-tail +26 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km▾
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route▾
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Canterbury Outer Ring WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
N/ACycling route283 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route182 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 182 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route982 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
8,185 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,185 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +35
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common GullLarus canus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwiftApus apus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole · Hedgehog · Bank Vole
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
Common Lizard · Adder · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- AdderVipera berus
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
🐝Insects62 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Pied Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Kidney-spot Ladybird +57
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,185 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +35
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common GullLarus canus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwiftApus apus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole · Hedgehog · Bank Vole
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
Common Lizard · Adder · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- AdderVipera berus
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
🐝Insects62 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Pied Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Kidney-spot Ladybird +57
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas