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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Folkestone and Hythe Getting here
51.14054, 1.05046
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Jackdaw +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Jackdaw +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Helophilus pendulus +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Helophilus pendulus +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 269 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 269 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 26 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 26 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 41 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 41 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 140 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 140 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
2,433 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,433 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Wren · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Robin +43
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Helophilus pendulus · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +17
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,433 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Wren · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Robin +43
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Helophilus pendulus · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +17
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Cheilosia barbata Cheilosia barbata
Cheilosia barbata Cheilosia barbata
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Conopidae Conopidae
Conopidae Conopidae
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
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