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Getting here
51.22544, 1.20164
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 141m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 141m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Large White +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional 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
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Canterbury Outer Ring WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
35 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
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
N/ACycling route262 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route73 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 16Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
26,575 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,575 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox +1
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Syrphus · Dotted Bee-fly · Western Conifer Seed Bug +11
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
- Sphaerophoria
🌿Plants6 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss +1
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,575 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox +1
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Syrphus · Dotted Bee-fly · Western Conifer Seed Bug +11
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
- Sphaerophoria
🌿Plants6 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss +1
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2025Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Pegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifrons2025Pegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifrons20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025