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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.12398, 0.94360
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 80m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 80m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Red Admiral, Setaceous Hebrew Character +185 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 km6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Wye National Nature Reserve Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Brimstone TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Comma TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Orange Tip TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peacock TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Proposed NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,571 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,571 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Collared Dove · Magpie · Goldfinch +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwiftApus apus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CootFulica atra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Fallow Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Eriothrix rufomaculata · Eristalis pertinax +7
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Necklace Ground BeetleCarabus monilis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,571 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Collared Dove · Magpie · Goldfinch +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwiftApus apus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CootFulica atra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Fallow Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Eriothrix rufomaculata · Eristalis pertinax +7
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Necklace Ground BeetleCarabus monilis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper
Chorthippus albomarginatus
Chorthippus albomarginatus
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiChrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivumCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaYellow Meadow AntLasius flavusYellow Meadow AntLasius flavus