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51.29342, 0.51146
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
Scenic Green Trail Stage 3Walking route8.8 km▾
Named routeRef SGT3Length 8.8 kmLocal walking route
Scenic Green Trail Stage 4Walking route12 km▾
Named routeRef SGT4Length 12 kmLocal walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
91 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 19 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 19Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 178Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route23 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
14,541 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
14,541 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jay · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +25
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
🦌Mammals8 species
springautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Hazel Dormouse · Badger +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects43 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Limnephilus lunatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Trichocera annulata · Limnephilus marmoratus +38
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata2025
- Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025
Streblotrichum convolutum
- Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,541 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jay · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +25
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
🦌Mammals8 species
springautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Hazel Dormouse · Badger +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects43 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Limnephilus lunatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Trichocera annulata · Limnephilus marmoratus +38
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata2025
- Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025
Streblotrichum convolutum
- Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesiMuntjacMuntiacus reevesiRabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025Tipula paludosa
Tipula paludosa
Tipula paludosa2025
Tipula paludosa2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Orientus ishidaeOrientus ishidae2025Orientus ishidaeOrientus ishidae2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Tachina feraTachina fera2025Tachina feraTachina fera2025Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiTipula rufinaTipula rufinaTipula rufinaTipula rufinaSylvicolaSylvicolaSylvicolaSylvicolaClogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025AnthomyiidaeAnthomyiidae2025AnthomyiidaeAnthomyiidae2025Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2025Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2025Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025RhipidiaRhipidia2025RhipidiaRhipidia2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Limnephilus bipunctatusLimnephilus bipunctatus2025Limnephilus bipunctatusLimnephilus bipunctatus2025Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025Limnephilus rhombicusLimnephilus rhombicus2025Limnephilus rhombicusLimnephilus rhombicus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2025Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2025Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2025Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2025Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2025Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2025AgrayleaAgraylea2025AgrayleaAgraylea2025EctopsocusEctopsocus2025EctopsocusEctopsocus2025HydropsycheHydropsyche2025HydropsycheHydropsyche2025AllygusAllygus2025AllygusAllygus2025OtiorhynchusOtiorhynchus2025OtiorhynchusOtiorhynchus2025Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2025Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025TachinidaeTachinidae2025TachinidaeTachinidae2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025