Ruffits Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
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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 welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Wilmot Hill, Ightham Mote Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Enjoy the Kentish countryside from the Ightham Mote estate as you walk the periphery of a large part of its 580 acres. The walk incorporates Scathes Wood, the Greensand Way, Wilmot Hill and Broadhoath Wood. Some steep inclines. Not suitable for wheels.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
6,740 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,740 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Collared Dove · Blue Tit · Blackbird · House Sparrow +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Magpie Pica pica2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major2024 Pochard Aythya ferina2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Tawny Owl Strix aluco Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Little Owl Athene noctua House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Rat +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tipula vernalis · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Eristalis pertinax · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug +9
Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis2023 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Marmalade Hoverfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,740 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Collared Dove · Blue Tit · Blackbird · House Sparrow +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Magpie Pica pica2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major2024 Pochard Aythya ferina2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Tawny Owl Strix aluco Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Little Owl Athene noctua House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Rat +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tipula vernalis · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Eristalis pertinax · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug +9
Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis2023 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Marmalade Hoverfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Episyrphus balteatus2024
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
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2023
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2023 