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Westcliffe Civic Cemetery and Dare Garden of Remembrance

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +99 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +99 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Dock Bug +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Dock Bug +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Cemetery — local history and memorials

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route

Named routeRef E9International walking route

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional 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

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Cycling

93 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route

National Cycle Route 2 Dover to HastingsCycling route

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route

Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route

NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 15Regional 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

Wildlife to spot

51,031 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

51,031 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumn

2025

Great Black-backed Gull · Cormorant · Carrion Crow · Peregrine · Herring Gull +58

Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GannetMorus bassanus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Common GullLarus canus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RazorbillAlca torda
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great TitParus major
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Rock DoveColumba livia
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RookCorvus frugilegus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
SnipeGallinago gallinago
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DunlinCalidris alpina

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Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Badger · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit

BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

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Insects6 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +1

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Vincenzellus ruficollisVincenzellus ruficollis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

51,031 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumn

2025

Great Black-backed Gull · Cormorant · Carrion Crow · Peregrine · Herring Gull +58

Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GannetMorus bassanus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Common GullLarus canus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RazorbillAlca torda
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great TitParus major
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Rock DoveColumba livia
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RookCorvus frugilegus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
SnipeGallinago gallinago
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DunlinCalidris alpina

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Badger · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit

BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +1

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Vincenzellus ruficollisVincenzellus ruficollis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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