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Beskrivning
Old Park is an excellent site within walking distance of Canterbury, making it a good site for birding tourists visiting the city particularly in spring/summer. The wooded areas (especially Chequers Wood) hold kattuggla, svarthätta, trädgårdssångare, kungsfågel, brandkronad kungsfågel, trädkrypare, större hackspett and all the common woodland species. The more open areas have hämpling, ärtsångare, törnsångare and a good population of sydnäktergal. The latter has one of the densest populations in the county here.
Gröngöling can often be found in lightly wooded areas around the acid grassland areas feeding on ants. A few turturduva persist aided by conservation work by the nearby golf course. Raptors include tornfalk, ormvråk and sparvhök with occasional visits in spring by lärkfalk and less often röd glada. In winter check the Alders (around the pond and towards the end of the cycle route) for grönsiska and brunsiska.
Detaljer
Tillgänglighet
It is possible to walk to Old Park from the city centre entering via Brymore Road (behind the Prince of Wales Youth Club) via the National Cycle Route or by following Chaucer Road past the Law Courts. By bus alight at Canterbury Golf Club (Services 11, 43 & 43A) cross the road and walk up Villiers Road to enter the area. This is also convenient for Canterbury Camping & Caravanning site nearby in Bekesbourne Lane. All these points are accessible by car but the best option is parking at the end of Villiers Road. It is also possible to enter from Fordwich following the National Cycle Route.
The circular walking route indicated on the map is about 4 km.
Terräng och habitat
Skog , Spridda träd och buskar , Slätt , DammFörhållanden
Kulligt , Sandigt , Öppet landskapRundtur
JaTubkikare behövs?
NejBästa säsong för skådning
Vår , SommarBästa tid för ett besök
VårRutt
Smal stig , GrusvägHur ansträngande vandring
Genomsnittlig vandringNås
Till fots , CykelFågeltorn / plattform
NejExtra information
Old Park is heavily used by dog walkers and, at weekends, youths on motorbikes. An early start is helpful. The site is under threat from developers and the subject of a local campaign to save it. For more details see below.