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Kate Reed Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 166m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 166m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Scenic Green Trail Section 1Walking route6.4 km

Named routeRef SGT1Length 6.4 kmLocal walking route

Greensand WayWalking route

Named routeRef GWRegional walking route

Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km

Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route

WealdwayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 178Cycling route

Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

21,611 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,611 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winter

2025

Raven · Waxwing · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Magpie +37

RavenCorvus corax
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Great TitParus major2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
SwallowHirundo rustica
SwiftApus apus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2023

Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2026

Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meigenia · Pouting Woodlouse-fly · Notiophilus biguttatus · Hypera nigrirostris +16

Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
MeigeniaMeigenia2023
Pouting Woodlouse-flyRhinophora lepida2023
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris
EupeodesEupeodes
Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
DasysyrphusDasysyrphus
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
PipizellaPipizella2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
MedinaMedina2023
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,611 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winter

2025

Raven · Waxwing · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Magpie +37

RavenCorvus corax
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Great TitParus major2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
SwallowHirundo rustica
SwiftApus apus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2023

Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2026

Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meigenia · Pouting Woodlouse-fly · Notiophilus biguttatus · Hypera nigrirostris +16

Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
MeigeniaMeigenia2023
Pouting Woodlouse-flyRhinophora lepida2023
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris
EupeodesEupeodes
Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
DasysyrphusDasysyrphus
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
PipizellaPipizella2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
MedinaMedina2023
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2023

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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🏞️MANOR PARKCountry park3.5 km→🌱Manor Park Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Wateringbury Playing FieldsUrban park3.3 km→🏞️TESTON BRIDGECountry park4.6 km→🌱Linear ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Manor Park Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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