Cattering Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 27 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 27 ha
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Springy Turf-moss, Blunt Feather-moss +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Stag Beetle, Common Carder Bee +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Stag Beetle, Common Carder Bee +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 178 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 178 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 public paths 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
18,869 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,869 records · National Biodiversity Network Waxwing · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Robin · Magpie +31
Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Martin Delichon urbicum Great Tit Parus major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Whitethroat Curruca communis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Stag Beetle · Torymus affinis · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Speckled Bush-cricket +3
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024 Torymus affinis Torymus affinis2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,869 records · National Biodiversity Network Waxwing · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Robin · Magpie +31
Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Martin Delichon urbicum Great Tit Parus major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Whitethroat Curruca communis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Stag Beetle · Torymus affinis · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Speckled Bush-cricket +3
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024 Torymus affinis Torymus affinis2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2024
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2024 