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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Thanet Getting here
51.38601, 1.35204
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 🅿️ Parking 74m 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 🅿️ Parking 74m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Herring Gull, Swift +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Herring Gull, Swift +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee +104 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee +104 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Turner & Dickens Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref T&D Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Wantsum Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 131 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 131 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 61 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 61 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map N/A Cycling route 74 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 74 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 62 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 62 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map N/A Cycling route 82 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 82 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface cobbles
Show on map Photos Rocks at The Sunken Gardens
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Wildlife to spot
14,438 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,438 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Robin · Wren +42
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 18 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Syrphus torvus · Gorse Shieldbug +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly Melanophora roralis2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,438 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Robin · Wren +42
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 18 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Syrphus torvus · Gorse Shieldbug +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly Melanophora roralis2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Parthenolecanium Parthenolecanium2025
Parthenolecanium Parthenolecanium2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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