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🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.11739, 0.58049
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Lobe-spurred Furrow Bee +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 18Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route714 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route628 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 628 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route40 m▾
Named routeRef 18Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Pumpkins in the vegetable garden at Sissinghurst Castle
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Wildlife to spot
20,055 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,055 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Brown Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Downy Emerald · Beautiful Demoiselle · Broad-bodied Chaser +15
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,055 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Brown Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Downy Emerald · Beautiful Demoiselle · Broad-bodied Chaser +15
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas