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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
51.14208, 1.04078
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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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Common Blue, Meadow Brown +80 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small Heath, Common Blue, Meadow Brown +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2021; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional 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
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Wye National Nature Reserve Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route26 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route140 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route656 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 656 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,297 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,297 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Goldfinch +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects12 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Meliscaeva cinctella +7
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025
- Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,297 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Goldfinch +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects12 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Meliscaeva cinctella +7
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025
- Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025ConopidaeConopidae2025ConopidaeConopidae2025Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2025Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2025Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2025Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2025