Brook Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 12 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
51.26925, 0.29932
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Fern-leaved Hook-moss +15 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small White, Large White +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Small White, Large White +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths 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 North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route 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.
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Wildlife to spot
6,799 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,799 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Mallard +40
Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Stock Dove Columba oenas Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Coot Fulica atra Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rock Dove Columba livia Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Harvest Mouse · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2023 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Dark Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Strawberry Seed Beetle · Strawberry-blossom Weevil +14
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024 Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2024 Banded General Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,799 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Mallard +40
Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Stock Dove Columba oenas Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Coot Fulica atra Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rock Dove Columba livia Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Harvest Mouse · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2023 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Dark Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Strawberry Seed Beetle · Strawberry-blossom Weevil +14
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024 Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2024 Banded General Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stratiomys potamida2024
Stratiomys potamida2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Woodland Grasshopper Omocestus rufipes2024
Woodland Grasshopper Omocestus rufipes2024
Morellia Morellia2024
Morellia Morellia2024
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024
Tenthredo Tenthredo2024
Tenthredo Tenthredo2024
Tenthredopsis Tenthredopsis2024
Tenthredopsis Tenthredopsis2024
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2024
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2024
Hairy-legged Horsefly Hybomitra bimaculata2024
Hairy-legged Horsefly Hybomitra bimaculata2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023 