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A view over oare marshes

© Tim Horton

Oare Marshes

An important wetland reserve with a range of bird species. PLEASE NOTE: avoid this reserve on the 4th November when several lorries will be delivering chalk to support our reserve management. Thank you.

Location

Church Road
Oare
Faversham
ME13 0QD

OS Map Reference

TR 01316471

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A static map of Oare Marshes

Know before you go

Size
81 hectares
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Parking information

Charged Parking - Weekdays: £2.50 Weekends: £3.50. More about parking & why we charge below.
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Bicycle parking

Yes
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Grazing animals

Sussex and Sussex Angus cross Cattle are on site all year round
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Walking trails

Stay on circular footpaths, please enjoy visiting the viewing hides.

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Access

Seasonally accessible for wheelchair users, in wet conditions it's not possible to complete a circuit to the east hide. There are RADAR gates, the path to the sea hide is surfaced with compacted roadstone. All visitors to stay on circular footpaths.

Dogs

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When to visit

Opening times

Open at all times. Volunteer work parties take place at Oare Marshes on Monday and Wednesdays undertaking habitat management. Be aware that essential management can sometimes be noisy and if you are concerned it may disturb your visit consider visiting on a different day. If you would like to get involved, please visit our volunteering page.

Best time to visit

All year round

About the reserve

Of international importance for migratory, overwintering and breeding wetland birds, the reserve consists of grazing marsh (one of a few left in Kent) with freshwater dykes, open water scrapes, reedbed, saltmarsh and seawall.

To learn more about parking and why we charge, go to our parking page.

Contact us

Nadia Ward
Contact number: 01622 662012
Contact email: [email protected]