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🎠Play🛝Family🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome52 ha
Getting here
51.32650, 0.35527
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Country park — designed for family visits
Free
Dogs allowed — country park
Free
Country park — good for group day out
Free
Country park — managed habitat
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
Scenic Green Trail Section 1Walking route6.4 km▾
Named routeRef SGT1Length 6.4 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Pilgrims Waybyway open to all traffic · 1.1 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.1 kmSurface gravelPath type: track
Photos
Kissing gate in Trosley Country Park
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Wildlife to spot
12,468 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,468 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspring
2026▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Song Thrush · Robin · Wren +32
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BadgerMeles meles2024
Meadow Brown · Rufous Grasshopper · Gatekeeper · Common Blue · Small Heath +25
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Rufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufus
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Forked Veilwort · Bank Haircap
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,468 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspring
2026▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Song Thrush · Robin · Wren +32
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BadgerMeles meles2024
Meadow Brown · Rufous Grasshopper · Gatekeeper · Common Blue · Small Heath +25
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Rufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufus
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Forked Veilwort · Bank Haircap
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculiSallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculiSpeckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2024Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatusRambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatusSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusHeather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatusHeather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatusDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumTurtle BugPodops inunctaTurtle BugPodops inunctaSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusIvy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoidesIvy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoidesGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceusGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceusCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPhyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagiRed AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024