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RSPB Cliffe Pools

Cliffe, North Kent

Water and reeds at the edge of Cliffe PoolsPhoto: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0

Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0

Pools and lagoons beside the Thames estuary near Cliffe, with big skies and large numbers of water birds. Avocets and common terns breed in spring, and in winter huge flocks of ducks, dunlin and lapwing gather.

Highlights

  • Breeding avocets and common terns in spring
  • Big winter flocks of waders and wildfowl
  • Views over the Thames estuary

Good to know

  • No toilets on site; the nearest are in Cliffe and Cooling villages
  • Dogs on the Saxon Shoreway only, kept out of the pools
  • No barbecues

Getting there

RSPB Cliffe Pools, Salt Lane, Cliffe, Rochester, Kent, ME3 7SUParking: 40-space car park with Blue Badge bays and no height restriction. Do not block the gates if parking on the road.

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Checked on 16 October 2026 against rspb.org.uk, rspb.org.uk. Details change, so please confirm with the venue before you travel. How we check

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