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▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Robin +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Robin +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Punctelia subrudecta s. str., Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Polycauliona polycarpa +127 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Punctelia subrudecta s. str., Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Polycauliona polycarpa +127 more · last seen 2013
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +57 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Floating Pennywort, Himalayan Balsam +12 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Floating Pennywort, Himalayan Balsam +12 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Scenic Green Trail Stage 2 Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT2 Length 8 km 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
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Wildlife to spot
1,853 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,853 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Blue Tit +46
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whitethroat Curruca communis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2020 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Badger · Fallow Deer · Red Deer +4
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Notiophilus biguttatus · Hypera nigrirostris · Eupeodes · Platystomos albinus +15
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2021 Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Hypera nigrirostris Hypera nigrirostris Eupeodes Eupeodes Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Floating Pennywort · Himalayan Balsam · Dune Thread-moss · Giant Hogweed · Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis +7
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2020 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2020 Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,853 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Blue Tit +46
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whitethroat Curruca communis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2020 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Badger · Fallow Deer · Red Deer +4
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Notiophilus biguttatus · Hypera nigrirostris · Eupeodes · Platystomos albinus +15
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2021 Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Hypera nigrirostris Hypera nigrirostris Eupeodes Eupeodes Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Floating Pennywort · Himalayan Balsam · Dune Thread-moss · Giant Hogweed · Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis +7
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2020 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2020 Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2021
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2021
Stoat Mustela erminea2020
Stoat Mustela erminea2020
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus
Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2024
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2024
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2024
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2023
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2021
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2021
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2021
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2021
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2020
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2020
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2020
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2020
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2020
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2020
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes2020
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes2020
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2019
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2019 Sand Feather-moss
Sand Feather-moss
Brachythecium mildeanum2020
Brachythecium mildeanum2020
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2020
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2020
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2020
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2020
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2020
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2020
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2020
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2020
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2020
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2020
Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2019
Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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