Wingham Wildlife Park
9 ha
Plan your visit
🐄Farms🦅Birds🎠Play
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
51.28075, 1.22850
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Wingham Wildlife Park on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Wingham Wildlife Park on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets🐄Farm visit
🐄Farm visits
Very strong match
Zoo or animal collection
Varies
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer, Firebug +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wantsum WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 route372 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 372 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,689 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,689 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Collared Dove · Goldcrest · House Martin · Swallow +14
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Beaver · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- BeaverCastor fiber
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects65 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Firebug · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +60
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,689 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Collared Dove · Goldcrest · House Martin · Swallow +14
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Beaver · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- BeaverCastor fiber
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects65 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Firebug · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +60
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2025Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2025Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2025Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2025Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis2025Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2025Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2025Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxApion frumentariumApion frumentariumApion frumentariumApion frumentariumStrawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipesStrawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipesEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataMigrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa2025Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2025Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2025Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2025Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2025Agonum marginatumAgonum marginatum2025Agonum marginatumAgonum marginatum2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Tachina feraTachina fera2025Tachina feraTachina fera2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025Pipiza austriacaPipiza austriaca2025Pipiza austriacaPipiza austriaca2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2025Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2025