Ash Platt ✦ Ancient woodland 51 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 51 ha
Places › England › South East › Sevenoaks Getting here
51.30720, 0.11635
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 171m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 171m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Eastern)
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Avens Mining Sawfly, Green Shieldbug, Zig-zag Elm Sawfly +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Avens Mining Sawfly, Green Shieldbug, Zig-zag Elm Sawfly +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cudham Circular Walk Walking route ▾
A rural route passing near to Down House, Darwin's home, and Downe village to which a diversion could be made. Passing near Biggin Hill airport on a ridgeline, it reaches the London LOOP coming into High Elms Country Park, finally ascending back to Cudham
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Darent Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Westerham to Chartwell Trail, Chartwell Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Enjoy a countryside walk through the Weald of Kent, starting in the village of Westerham and finishing at Chartwell, Winston Churchill's family home. Several hills, uneven paths, gates.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:00 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Kraken TDC Trails Cycling route ▾
Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
5,016 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,016 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Little Ringed Plover · Robin +36
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Avens Mining Sawfly · Green Shieldbug · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Nowickia ferox +3
Avens Mining Sawfly Metallus lanceolatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Nowickia ferox Nowickia ferox Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Forked Veilwort
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,016 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Little Ringed Plover · Robin +36
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Avens Mining Sawfly · Green Shieldbug · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Nowickia ferox +3
Avens Mining Sawfly Metallus lanceolatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Nowickia ferox Nowickia ferox Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Forked Veilwort
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa
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