Womans Lees Wood - Broadleaved woodland 4 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.30760, 0.34475
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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 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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
7,093 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,093 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jay · Nuthatch +22
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog · Eurasian Serotine +2
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2022 Weasel Mustela nivalis2024 Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Adder Vipera berus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee +24
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023 Bumblebee Bombus2023 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,093 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jay · Nuthatch +22
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog · Eurasian Serotine +2
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2022 Weasel Mustela nivalis2024 Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2024 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Adder Vipera berus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee +24
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023 Bumblebee Bombus2023 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
2023
2023
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2023
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2022
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2022
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Phyllaphis fagi Phyllaphis fagi
Phyllaphis fagi Phyllaphis fagi
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2024
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2024
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus2024
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus2024
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis2024
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2023
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2023
Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis2023
Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis2023
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2022
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2022
Buff-tailed Mining Bee Andrena humilis2022
Buff-tailed Mining Bee Andrena humilis2022
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2022
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2022
Phlaeothripidae Phlaeothripidae2022
Phlaeothripidae Phlaeothripidae2022
Scarce Purple & Gold Pyrausta ostrinalis2022
Scarce Purple & Gold Pyrausta ostrinalis2022
Bugloss Case-bearer Coleophora pennella2022
Bugloss Case-bearer Coleophora pennella2022
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2022
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2022
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2022
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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