Wateringbury Playing Fields
8 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
51.25118, 0.42522
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mute Swan
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mute Swan
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
⛺Campsite🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Mute Swan, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Rabbit, Red Fox +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Comma, Meadow Brown +208 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam +27 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Scenic Green Trail Section 1Walking route6.4 km▾
Named routeRef SGT1Length 6.4 kmLocal walking route
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km▾
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Scenic Green Trail Stage 2Walking route8 km▾
Named routeRef SGT2Length 8 kmLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 178Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
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Medway Valley, Wateringbury
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Wildlife to spot
4,547 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,547 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Mute Swan · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +44
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Badger
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023
- BadgerMeles meles2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common ToadBufo bufo2023
White-legged Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Torymus affinis · Pouting Woodlouse-fly · Meigenia +27
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
- Torymus affinisTorymus affinis2024
- Pouting Woodlouse-flyRhinophora lepida2023
- MeigeniaMeigenia2023
- Kyklioacalles roboris
Dilated Scalewort
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,547 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Mute Swan · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +44
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Badger
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023
- BadgerMeles meles2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common ToadBufo bufo2023
White-legged Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Torymus affinis · Pouting Woodlouse-fly · Meigenia +27
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
- Torymus affinisTorymus affinis2024
- Pouting Woodlouse-flyRhinophora lepida2023
- MeigeniaMeigenia2023
- Kyklioacalles roboris
Dilated Scalewort
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Kyklioacalles roboris2023
Kyklioacalles roboris2023
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusFigwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2024Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2024Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2024Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2024Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2024Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023PipizellaPipizella2023PipizellaPipizella2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2023Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2023Athous campyloidesAthous campyloides2023Athous campyloidesAthous campyloides2023Lissodema denticollisLissodema denticollis2023Lissodema denticollisLissodema denticollis2023Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023Rhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosa2023Rhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosa2023Yellow Loosestrife BeeMacropis europaea2023Yellow Loosestrife BeeMacropis europaea2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023MedinaMedina2023MedinaMedina2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2023Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2023Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa2022Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa2022Leptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2022Leptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2022