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Places › England › South East › Folkestone and Hythe Getting here
51.14971, 1.19939
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Raven, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Raven, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Sitaris muralis, Cheilosia impressa +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Sitaris muralis, Cheilosia impressa +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Miner's Way Trail Walking route 43.5 km ▾
Named route Length 43.5 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United Kingdom Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV5 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 272 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 272 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
5,239 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,239 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Raven · Hobby · Firecrest · Barn Owl +41
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Raven Corvus corax Hobby Falco subbuteo Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Barn Owl Tyto alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 Adder Vipera berus Dark Bush-cricket · Sitaris muralis · Lesser Stag Beetle · Cheilosia impressa · Black-horned Gem +6
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Sitaris muralis Sitaris muralis Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita Malthinus seriepunctatus Malthinus seriepunctatus Ferdinandea cuprea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,239 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Raven · Hobby · Firecrest · Barn Owl +41
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Raven Corvus corax Hobby Falco subbuteo Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Barn Owl Tyto alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 Adder Vipera berus Dark Bush-cricket · Sitaris muralis · Lesser Stag Beetle · Cheilosia impressa · Black-horned Gem +6
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Sitaris muralis Sitaris muralis Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita Malthinus seriepunctatus Malthinus seriepunctatus Ferdinandea cuprea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 