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Places › England › South East › Swale Getting here
51.26774, 0.88699
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eristalis tenax +156 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eristalis tenax +156 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tender Feather-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +20 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Tender Feather-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 183 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 183 National Cycle Network
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,078 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,078 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +11
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Swollen-thighed Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus · Dotted Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly +22
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus Syrphus2025 Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Tender Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +16
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata Narrow-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens gracilifolius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,078 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Long-tailed Tit +11
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Swollen-thighed Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus · Dotted Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly +22
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus Syrphus2025 Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Tender Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +16
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata Narrow-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens gracilifolius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Anthracite Bee-fly Anthrax anthrax2025
Anthracite Bee-fly Anthrax anthrax2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Phania funesta Phania funesta2025
Phania funesta Phania funesta2025
Phania Phania2025
Phania Phania2025
Wheat Stem Borer Cephus pygmeus2025
Wheat Stem Borer Cephus pygmeus2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Phasia obesa Phasia obesa2025
Phasia obesa Phasia obesa2025
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae2025
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae2025
Empis livida Empis livida2025
Empis livida Empis livida2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Wood Bristle-moss
Wood Bristle-moss
Lewinskya affinis
Lewinskya affinis
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum
Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Streaky Feather-moss Brachythecium glareosum
Streaky Feather-moss Brachythecium glareosum 