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Getting here
51.33202, 0.35936
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Large White +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Forked Veilwort, Bank Haircap, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
Scenic Green Trail Section 1Walking route6.4 km▾
Named routeRef SGT1Length 6.4 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
WealdwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Bridleway on A227 Wrotham Road
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Wildlife to spot
12,981 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,981 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Song Thrush · Jackdaw +35
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Common Shrew · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Rufous Grasshopper · Sallow Pea-galler · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Aphrophora alni +23
- Rufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufus
- Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
- Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
- Rambur's Pied Shieldbug
🌿Plants8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Forked Veilwort · Bank Haircap · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Rubus vestitus · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +3
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Rubus vestitusRubus vestitus
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,981 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Song Thrush · Jackdaw +35
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Common Shrew · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Rufous Grasshopper · Sallow Pea-galler · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Aphrophora alni +23
- Rufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufus
- Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
- Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
- Rambur's Pied Shieldbug
🌿Plants8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Forked Veilwort · Bank Haircap · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Rubus vestitus · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +3
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Rubus vestitusRubus vestitus
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusHeather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatusHeather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatusDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumTurtle BugPodops inunctaTurtle BugPodops inunctaAphodiusAphodiusAphodiusAphodiusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaePsococerastis gibbosaPsococerastis gibbosaPsococerastis gibbosaPsococerastis gibbosaAvens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatusAvens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatusPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaBrown ChaferSerica brunneaBrown ChaferSerica brunneaLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusIvy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoidesIvy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoidesGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceusGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceusCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPhyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagiSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumRubus leptadenesRubus leptadenesRubus leptadenesRubus leptadenes