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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Crab's Eye Lichen, Melanelixia fuliginosa, Peltigera hymenina +119 more · last seen 2010; Fungi — Crab's Eye Lichen, Melanelixia fuliginosa, Peltigera hymenina +119 more · last seen 2010
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Large White, Gatekeeper +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Large White, Gatekeeper +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Wall Screw-moss +82 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Wall Screw-moss +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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 Scenic Green Trail Stage 4 Walking route 12 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT4 Length 12 km Local walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Section 7 Walking route 13.6 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT7 Length 13.6 km Local walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 321 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 321 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 2.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 5 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 682 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 682 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
3,363 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,363 records · National Biodiversity Network House Martin · Robin · Jackdaw · Wren · Little Owl +28
House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Tit Parus major2022 Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 🦌 Mammals 14 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Badger +9
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2024 Eriothrix rufomaculata · Western Honey Bee · Common Blue Damselfly · Sphaerophoria scripta · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +3
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024 Green Yoke-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Capillary Thread-moss +22
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Flat Neckera Neckera complanata Fox-tail Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,363 records · National Biodiversity Network House Martin · Robin · Jackdaw · Wren · Little Owl +28
House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Tit Parus major2022 Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 🦌 Mammals 14 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Badger +9
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2024 Eriothrix rufomaculata · Western Honey Bee · Common Blue Damselfly · Sphaerophoria scripta · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +3
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024 Green Yoke-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Capillary Thread-moss +22
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Flat Neckera Neckera complanata Fox-tail Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2022
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2022
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2022
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2022
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2023
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2023
Mole Talpa europaea2023
Mole Talpa europaea2023
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2021
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2021
Spotted Regal-sawfly Nematus septentrionalis2023
Spotted Regal-sawfly Nematus septentrionalis2023
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2023
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2023 Thamnobryum alopecurum
Thamnobryum alopecurum
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis
Soft-tufted Beard-moss Didymodon vinealis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana 