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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Getting here
51.30168, 0.35962
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit 🐕 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
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit 🐕 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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Glow-worm, Hornet +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
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 Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Photos St. Vincents Lane, Addington
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Wildlife to spot
8,068 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,068 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Magpie · Nuthatch · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin +47
Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2023 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit +4
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Adder Vipera berus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Volucella bombylans · Oedemera femoralis · Liparus coronatus +4
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2024 Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus2024 Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,068 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Magpie · Nuthatch · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin +47
Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2023 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit +4
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Adder Vipera berus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Volucella bombylans · Oedemera femoralis · Liparus coronatus +4
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2024 Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus2024 Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Weasel Mustela nivalis2024
Weasel Mustela nivalis2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 Hornet
Hornet
Vespa crabro2023
Vespa crabro2023
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2023
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2022
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2022 