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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.37285, 1.12536
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, House Sparrow +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, House Sparrow +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional 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 Chestfield Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cooper's Hill public footpath · 19 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 19 m Path type: service
Show on map 32 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 19 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 19 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface grass
Show on map N/A Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map N/A Cycling route 66 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 66 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,790 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,790 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Starling · Turnstone · Herring Gull · House Sparrow +22
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Turnstone Arenaria interpres Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Redshank Tringa totanus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Whitethroat Curruca communis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 🦌 Mammals 12 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Rat · House Mouse +7
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 House Mouse Mus musculus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis pertinax · Firebug · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +30
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,790 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Starling · Turnstone · Herring Gull · House Sparrow +22
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Turnstone Arenaria interpres Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Redshank Tringa totanus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Whitethroat Curruca communis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 🦌 Mammals 12 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Rat · House Mouse +7
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 House Mouse Mus musculus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis pertinax · Firebug · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +30
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Bat Chiroptera2025
Bat Chiroptera2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2025
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2025
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2025
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2025
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Miridius quadrivirgatus Miridius quadrivirgatus2025
Miridius quadrivirgatus Miridius quadrivirgatus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum2025
Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2025
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2025
Anthracite Bee-fly Anthrax anthrax2025
Anthracite Bee-fly Anthrax anthrax2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025 