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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Maidstone Getting here
51.27673, 0.52021
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 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 — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Tipula rufina +134 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Tipula rufina +134 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 3 Walking route 8.8 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT3 Length 8.8 km Local 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 North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 81 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 NCN Regional Route 19 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 19 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 23 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 23 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
24,299 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,299 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Blue Tit +32
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Slow-worm
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Trichocera annulata · Limnephilus lunatus · Tipula rufina +12
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025 Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Tipula rufina Tipula rufina Sylvicola Sylvicola Streblotrichum convolutum
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,299 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Blue Tit +32
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Slow-worm
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Trichocera annulata · Limnephilus lunatus · Tipula rufina +12
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025 Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Tipula rufina Tipula rufina Sylvicola Sylvicola Streblotrichum convolutum
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Anthomyiidae Anthomyiidae2025
Anthomyiidae Anthomyiidae2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2025
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2025
Rhipidia Rhipidia2025
Rhipidia Rhipidia2025 