Hernewell Shaw - 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
51.30612, 0.36627
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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 🛝 Playground 132m 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 132m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 5 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 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 Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
14,284 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,284 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat +3
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 Western Conifer Seed Bug · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Scymnus interruptus +8
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,284 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat +3
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 Western Conifer Seed Bug · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Scymnus interruptus +8
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2024
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2024
Weasel Mustela nivalis2024
Weasel Mustela nivalis2024
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2024
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2024
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus2024
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Pogonocherus hispidulus Pogonocherus hispidulus2024
Pogonocherus hispidulus Pogonocherus hispidulus2024 