Killing Grove Wood - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
↑ Share
Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.22610, 0.36603
Open directionsv 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 🌿 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 7 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 Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Woodland view by Bells Farm Lane
‹ ›
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→ How useful was the information on this page?
Something wrong on this page?
id: b86f7c43-5a93-4ddb-a95e-88da057ed1c3
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Wildlife to spot
3,298 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 3,298 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Collared Dove · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Whitethroat Curruca communis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Fallow Deer · Common Shrew · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama Common Shrew Sorex araneus2024 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sphaerophoria · Abax parallelepipedus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Violet Ground Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly +5
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,298 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Collared Dove · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Whitethroat Curruca communis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Fallow Deer · Common Shrew · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama Common Shrew Sorex araneus2024 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sphaerophoria · Abax parallelepipedus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Violet Ground Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly +5
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Promote here
