The Sandpipers Open Space
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.43134, 0.38533
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Tesco Express 275m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Tesco Express 275m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Blue Tit +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Blue Tit +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, 22-spot Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, 22-spot Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
1066 Harold's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Purple Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Red Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Strood Community Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 125 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 177 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 132 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 132 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
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Wildlife to spot
21,683 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,683 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Goldfinch +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rock Dove Columba livia Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Common Gull Larus canus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Redshank Tringa totanus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Dunnock Prunella modularis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Turnstone Arenaria interpres Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Curlew Numenius arquata Little Stint Calidris minuta Dunlin Calidris alpina Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Water Vole
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Southern Green Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · Shrill Carder Bee · Moss Carder Bee · Paracorixa concinna +11
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum Paracorixa concinna Paracorixa concinna Pavid Willow Nematine Euura pavida Southern Oak Bush-cricket Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,683 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Goldfinch +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rock Dove Columba livia Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Common Gull Larus canus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Redshank Tringa totanus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Dunnock Prunella modularis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Turnstone Arenaria interpres Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Curlew Numenius arquata Little Stint Calidris minuta Dunlin Calidris alpina Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Water Vole
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Southern Green Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · Shrill Carder Bee · Moss Carder Bee · Paracorixa concinna +11
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum Paracorixa concinna Paracorixa concinna Pavid Willow Nematine Euura pavida Southern Oak Bush-cricket Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meconema meridionale
Meconema meridionale
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope
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