🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler
🐕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
🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler
🐕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
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
8 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
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Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hazel Dormouse, Hedgehog, Grey Squirrel +12 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
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Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Wood Bristle-moss, Swartz's Feather-moss +50 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
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Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
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Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Old Soar Manor, Ightham MoteWalking route11.2 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 routeLength 11.2 kmDuration 04:30Round tripLocal walking route
Scenic Green Trail Section 1Walking route6.4 km▾
Named routeRef SGT1Length 6.4 kmLocal walking route
