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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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51.30685, 0.38450
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Pochard 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Pochard 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Pochard, Wren +59 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Pochard, Wren +59 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Swartz's Feather-moss, Whitish Feather-moss +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Old Soar Manor, Ightham Mote Walking route 11.2 km ▾
This circular links two National Trust places, both dating back to medieval England. The trail goes through Scathes ancient woodland, into the Fairlawne Estate & onto Plaxtol Spout before returning to Ightham Mote through orchards & the Greensand Way.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 04:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Section 1 Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT1 Length 6.4 km Local walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 km Regional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
13,990 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,990 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin +29
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Skylark Alauda arvensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Merlin Falco columbarius2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Squirrel Sciurus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 28 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Large White · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Southern Green Shieldbug · Western Conifer Seed Bug +23
Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 Wood Bristle-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum · Straw Bristle-moss · Supine Plait-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss +3
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum Straw Bristle-moss Orthotrichum stramineum Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,990 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin +29
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Skylark Alauda arvensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Merlin Falco columbarius2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Squirrel Sciurus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 28 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Large White · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Southern Green Shieldbug · Western Conifer Seed Bug +23
Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 Wood Bristle-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum · Straw Bristle-moss · Supine Plait-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss +3
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum Straw Bristle-moss Orthotrichum stramineum Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Admiral
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta2024
Vanessa atalanta2024
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Pogonocherus hispidus Pogonocherus hispidus
Pogonocherus hispidus Pogonocherus hispidus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Lucilia Lucilia2024
Lucilia Lucilia2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Drilus flavescens Drilus flavescens2024
Drilus flavescens Drilus flavescens2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Pointed Spear-moss
Pointed Spear-moss
Calliergonella cuspidata
Calliergonella cuspidata
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans 