Paddock Orchard - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.27767, 0.33266
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Old Soar Manor, Ightham Mote Walking route 11.2 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 route Length 11.2 km Duration 04:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Section 1 Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT1 Length 6.4 km Local walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National 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 Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Coppicing in Mereworth Woods
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Wildlife to spot
7,257 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,257 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2024 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Mole Talpa europaea2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Strawberry Seed Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle +11
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024 Roesel's Bush-cricket Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,257 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2024 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Mole Talpa europaea2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Strawberry Seed Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle +11
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024 Roesel's Bush-cricket Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roeseliana roeselii2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Woodland Grasshopper Omocestus rufipes2024
Woodland Grasshopper Omocestus rufipes2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2024
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024 