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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Augustine Camino

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Apion frumentarium, Harlequin Ladybird · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Apion frumentarium, Harlequin Ladybird · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Elham Valley WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route

Stour Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km

Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route

Named routeRef VFInternational walking route

🚴

Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route

NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route

Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route

NCN National Route 1 Dover to CanterburyCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route

Named routeRef EV5International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

73,841 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

73,841 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2026

Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Robin · Magpie +48

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common GullLarus canus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

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Mammals6 species

winterspring

2026

Badger · Beaver · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Red Fox +1

BadgerMeles meles
BeaverCastor fiber
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Apion frumentarium

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

73,841 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2026

Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Robin · Magpie +48

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common GullLarus canus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspring

2026

Badger · Beaver · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Red Fox +1

BadgerMeles meles
BeaverCastor fiber
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Apion frumentarium

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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