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Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.37240, 1.12305
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 201m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 201m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Epistrophe eligans, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Eristalis pertinax +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Epistrophe eligans, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Eristalis pertinax +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Wantsum Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Chestfield Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cooper's Hill public footpath · 19 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 19 m Path type: service
Show on map 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 19 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 19 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface grass
Show on map N/A Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map N/A Cycling route 66 m ▾
Named route Ref 15 Length 66 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Bottle Brush Shrub, Walpole Gardens, Herne Bay
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Wildlife to spot
20,194 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,194 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Turnstone · Starling +28
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Common Gull Larus canus Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Redshank Tringa totanus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Gannet Morus bassanus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · House Mouse · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis House Mouse Mus musculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Eupeodes +11
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eupeodes Eupeodes Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,194 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Turnstone · Starling +28
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Common Gull Larus canus Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Redshank Tringa totanus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Gannet Morus bassanus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · House Mouse · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis House Mouse Mus musculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Eupeodes +11
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eupeodes Eupeodes Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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