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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Tonbridge and Malling Getting here
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, 16-spot Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, 16-spot Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2026; Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 4 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 Scenic Green Trail Section 1 Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Named route Ref SGT1 Length 6.4 km 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 Tower Hill public footpath · 513 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 513 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Tower Hill public footpath · 168 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 168 m Surface concrete Path type: service
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 Photos The remains of St Blaise's Chapel
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Wildlife to spot
26,283 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,283 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Raven · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Blackbird +50
Raven Corvus corax Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Hobby Falco subbuteo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 16-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Pea-leaf Weevil · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Stag Beetle +9
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024 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 26,283 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Raven · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Blackbird +50
Raven Corvus corax Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Hobby Falco subbuteo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 16-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Pea-leaf Weevil · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Stag Beetle +9
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Rhyzobius Rhyzobius
Rhyzobius Rhyzobius
Pogonocherus hispidus Pogonocherus hispidus
Pogonocherus hispidus Pogonocherus hispidus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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