Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.20702, 0.79558
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐾Charing Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐾Charing Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Grey Squirrel, Rabbit +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Amanita Wridog, Torth Felen, Ambarelo'r Bwgan +64 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Wood Bristle-moss +74 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Fens & Dragonflys WalkWalking route▾
Blackberry Lanepublic footpath · 102 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 102 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Comma TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Orange Tip TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route477 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 477 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
2,231 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,231 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · House Sparrow +20
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Slow-worm
🐝Insects30 species
springsummer
2026▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket · Greater Bulb-Fly · Syritta pipiens · Eristalis pertinax +25
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,231 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · House Sparrow +20
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Slow-worm
🐝Insects30 species
springsummer
2026▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket · Greater Bulb-Fly · Syritta pipiens · Eristalis pertinax +25
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
