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Bowl barrow in Millpond Wood

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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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
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Polydrusus formosus, Glow-worm +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Polydrusus formosus, Glow-worm +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Darent Valley PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Woodland Ramble, KnoleWalking route4 km

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal 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

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Greensand WayWalking route

Named routeRef GWRegional walking route

Littlewoodpublic footpath · 78 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 78 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Littlewoodpublic footpath · 86 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 86 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Kennedy Gardenspublic footpath · 75 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 75 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Kraken TDC TrailsCycling route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

82,354 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

82,354 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumn

2026

Great Crested Grebe · Lapwing · Long-tailed Tit · Coot · Tufted Duck +47

Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
TealAnas crecca
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GadwallMareca strepera
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Glow-worm

Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

82,354 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumn

2026

Great Crested Grebe · Lapwing · Long-tailed Tit · Coot · Tufted Duck +47

Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
TealAnas crecca
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GadwallMareca strepera
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Glow-worm

Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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