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The Weald of Kent Golf Course
1 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.19122, 0.60359
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8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon, Shoveler +47 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon, Shoveler +47 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange-tip +49 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Trooping Funnel, Yellowing Knight, Razor Strop Fungus +4 more · last seen 2020
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Scenic Green Trail Stage 3Walking route8.8 km▾
Named routeRef SGT3Length 8.8 kmLocal walking route
Scenic Green Trail Stage 4Walking route12 km▾
Named routeRef SGT4Length 12 kmLocal walking route
Scenic Green Trail Section 7Walking route13.6 km▾
Named routeRef SGT7Length 13.6 kmLocal walking route
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Len Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
About this urban park
The Weald of Kent Golf Course is a urban park covering 1 hectares.
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Lake in Weald of Kent Golf Course
Photos
Lake in Weald of Kent Golf Course
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
446 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
446 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds50 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Mediterranean Gull · Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Black Redstart
+45 more speciesHide species list
All 50 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2010
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- PintailAnas acuta2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
- SwiftApus apus2020
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2015
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2017
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2014
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2013
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
🦌Mammals11 species
summerautumn
2024Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Red Fox
+6 more speciesHide species list
All 11 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Meadow Brown · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange-tip · Small White · Common Ground-hopper
+47 more speciesHide species list
All 52 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2018
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2014
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2010
Trooping Funnel · Yellowing Knight · Razor Strop Fungus · Willow Shield · Amanita Ddrewllyd
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Trooping FunnelInfundibulicybe geotropa
- Yellowing KnightTricholoma scalpturatum
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2016
- Willow ShieldPluteus salicinus2016
- Amanita DdrewllydAmanita echinocephala2016
Bluebell · Nicholson's Beard-moss · Water Screw-moss · Many-fruited Leskea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
446 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds50 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Mediterranean Gull · Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Black Redstart
+45 more speciesHide species list
All 50 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2010
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- PintailAnas acuta2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
- SwiftApus apus2020
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2015
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2017
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2014
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2013
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
🦌Mammals11 species
summerautumn
2024Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Red Fox
+6 more speciesHide species list
All 11 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Meadow Brown · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange-tip · Small White · Common Ground-hopper
+47 more speciesHide species list
All 52 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2018
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2014
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2010
Trooping Funnel · Yellowing Knight · Razor Strop Fungus · Willow Shield · Amanita Ddrewllyd
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Trooping FunnelInfundibulicybe geotropa
- Yellowing KnightTricholoma scalpturatum
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2016
- Willow ShieldPluteus salicinus2016
- Amanita DdrewllydAmanita echinocephala2016
Bluebell · Nicholson's Beard-moss · Water Screw-moss · Many-fruited Leskea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Rat
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus2023
Rattus norvegicus2023
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023Fallow DeerDama dama2020Fallow DeerDama dama2020Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2022Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2022MoleTalpa europaea2022MoleTalpa europaea2022Feral CatFelis catus2022Feral CatFelis catus2022Gatekeeper
Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus2019
Pyronia tithonus2019
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2018Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2018Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2017Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2017Green-veined WhitePieris napi2014Green-veined WhitePieris napi2014Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2010Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2010Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusDock BugCoreus marginatus2017Dock BugCoreus marginatus2017Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2017Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2017Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2017Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2017Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2017Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2017Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2016Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2016Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2015Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2015Common WainscotMythimna pallens2015Common WainscotMythimna pallens2015July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2015July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2015CoronetCraniophora ligustri2015CoronetCraniophora ligustri2015Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2015Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2015Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2015Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2015Common SwiftKorscheltellus lupulina2015Common SwiftKorscheltellus lupulina2015Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2015Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2015Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2015Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2015Dun-barCosmia trapezina2015Dun-barCosmia trapezina2015Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2015Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2015Common FootmanEilema lurideola2015Common FootmanEilema lurideola2015Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2015Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2015EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2015EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2015Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2015Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2015Straw DotRivula sericealis2015Straw DotRivula sericealis2015Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2015Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2015Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2015Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2015RusticHoplodrina blanda2015RusticHoplodrina blanda2015Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2015Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2015Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2015Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2015Peppered MothBiston betularia2015Peppered MothBiston betularia2015Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2015Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2015Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2015Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2015ClayMythimna ferrago2015ClayMythimna ferrago2015Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2015Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2015Common WaveCabera exanthemata2015Common WaveCabera exanthemata2015DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2015DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2015UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2015UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2015Grey/Dark DaggerAcronicta psi/tridens2015Grey/Dark DaggerAcronicta psi/tridens2015Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2014Speckled WoodPararge aegeria20147-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20137-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2013Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2012Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2012Large WhitePieris brassicae2012Large WhitePieris brassicae2012Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2012Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2012Mealy Domecap
Mealy Domecap
Tricholomella constricta2016
Tricholomella constricta2016
Psathyrella leucotephraPsathyrella leucotephra2016Psathyrella leucotephraPsathyrella leucotephra2016Events & activities nearby
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